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INFO ROUTINE WELLINGTON

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NATIONALITY : INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS

WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF NEW ZEALAND (MULLER) THAT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO RECOGNISE THE BN (0) STATUS AND PASSPORT.

2. MULLER WROTE ON 19 DECEMBER TO CONFIRM THAT A THIRD PERSON

NOTE HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN WELLINGTON. GRATEFUL IF WE COULD HAVE SIGHT OF THE NOTE.

3. WE INTEND TO PUBLICISE NEW ZEALAND'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE BN(0) PASSPORT TODAY, IN THE WAKE OF SIMILAR RECOGNITION BY U.S.

AND AUSTRALIA.

4. GRATEFUL IF WELLINGTON CAN AT THE APPROPRIATE MOMENT, EXPRESS

OUR GRATITUDE TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT.

AKERS-JONES

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

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MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

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MR OSBORNE NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MF 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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