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AUTHORITY SHOWING THE BEARER'S ORIGIN, IDENTITY, AND NATIONALITY, IF ANY, WHICH IS VALID FOR THE ENTRY OF THE BEARER INTO A FOREIGN
COUNTRY.
IT IS
US VISA REGULATIONS (22 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 41.1) SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT A PASSPORT MAY CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE DOCUMENTS WHICH, WHEN CONSIDERED TOGETHER, FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 101(A) (30) OF THE ACT NOTED ABOVE. THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE US GOVERNMENT THAT WHEN THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT COMES INTO USE IN 1987, IT WILL BE IN VALID BY ITSELF FOR THE ENTRY OF THE BEARER INTO HONG KONG. SUCH CASE, THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT WILL BY ITSELF MEET THE US CRITERIA. IF AT SOME FUTURE JUNCTURE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE PRESENTATION OF BOTH THE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT AND A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD FOR ENTRY INTO HONG KONG, THEN THE TWO DOCUMENTS WHEN PRESENTED TOGETHER WOULD ALSO MEET US CRITERIA. IN EITHER CASE, THE US GOVERNMENT WILL RECOGNISE. THE PROPOSED BRITISH NATIONAL
(OVERSEAS) PASSPORT.
THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES RENEWS TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE THE ASSURANCES OF HIS HIGHEST
CONSIDERATION.
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AS HAS NOW BEEN AGREED BY THE AMERICANS, IF YOU WISH YOU MAY PUBLICISE THE ASSURANCES IN THE NOTE (BUT NOT (NOT) PUBLISH
THE NOTE ITSELF).
HOWE
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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
LEGAL ADVISERS 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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