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MDHOAN 3171

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA

TELNO 465

OF 1312OOZ JUNE 89

AND TO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

378

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ON DIST?

OUR TELNO 996 TO WASHINGTON (NOT TO HONG KONG) : NATIONALITY AND IMMIGRATION POLICY

1.

WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE AMENDMENTS YOU PROVIDED FOR THE FAC MEMORANDUM, WHICH WERE FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FINAL VERSION.

2. WE NOW NEED FOR OTHER PURPOSES TO HAVE MUCH GREATER DETAIL ON HOW THE POINTS SYSTEMS OPERATED BY THE AUSTRALIANS AND CANADIANS WORK IN PRACTICE. WHAT CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE SCORE POINTS? FOR WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE POINTS GRANTED?

3. GRATEFUL FOR AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE DESKBY 1508OOZ.

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DISTRIBUTION

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RESEARCH (MR K WALKER)

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

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MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

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