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CHANCERY PEKING

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REGENUA. HEGISTRY

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HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS.

1.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 10 DECEMBER.

2. I TOOK ACTION WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER SEVERINO ON 18 DECEMBER, LEAVING A SPEAKING NOTE BASED ON PARAS 2-4 OF FCO TELNO 2639 TO HONG KONG AND PARA 2 OF HONG KONG TELNO 3913 (COPIES BY BAG). (1

SAW SEVERINO PARTLY BECAUSE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUBJECT IN THE

MFA AND PARTLY BECAUSE MRS GONZALES IS AWAY). I ALSO HANDED OVER

COPIES OF THE EXCHANGES OF MEMORANDA OF 11 APRIL AND 27 NOVEMBER, STRESSING THAT THEY SHOULD BE TREATED IN CONFIDENCE.

3. SEVERINO SAID THAT MRS GONZALES' QUESTION HAD ARISEN FROM A

MEETING WHICH HE HAD HELD WITHIN THE MINISTRY FOLLOWING MY ORIGINAL

DEMARCHE ABOUT BN (0) PASSPORTS. THE ENQUIRIES WHICH THE FILIPINOS

HAD MADE IN PEKING (MY TELNO 549) HAD ARISEN FROM THE SAME MEETING. SEVERINO WOULD NOW CONSULT OTHER AGENCIES CONCERNED, INCLUDING THE IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION COMMISSION. HE HOPED HE WOULD BE IN A POSITION EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR TO CONFIRM THAT THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT AND ASSOCIATED ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE

PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES.

4. SHALL PURSUE FURTHER IS WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING BY MID-JANUARY.

SIGNED R JT MCLAREN

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