TNAG-1571-FCO40-2137-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 111

DKK BAQ/ RECEIVEL

15 DEC 1986

DESK OFFICER

JINDEX

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OCMIAN 5465

CONFIDENTIAL

RR HOKON

FM FCOLN TO MEXIC

121045Z DEC

GRS 128

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18/12

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FM FCO

TO ROUTINE MEXICO CITY

TELNO 336

OF 1210452 DECEMBER 86

AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

YOUR

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TELNO 433: MEXICAN VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HONG KONG BDTCS

1. TUR HAS CLEARLY CROSSED OUR TELNO 327. WE AGREE THAT

THERE SEEMS LITTLE POINT IN PRESSING THE MEXICANS TO REMOVE

THE VISA REQUIREMENT AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT HOPE YOU WILL

FEEL ABLE TO REVERT TO THIS QUESTION AFTER A SUITABLE INTERVAL.

2.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS OVER THE ISSUE OF VISAS

WITHOUT REFERENCE TO MEXICO CITY AND WOULD NOW LIKE YOU TO

EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF VISAS BEING ISSUED BY THEIR US

CONSULATES WITHOUT PRIOR REFERENCE AS SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 2

OF TUR.

HOWE

OCMIAN 5465

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR OSBORNE, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

1

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

MR PLANT,

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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