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FCO TELNO 2174: IRAQ/KUWAIT: NOTIFICATION OF LOSS AND DAMAGE

1. WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS NOTIFICATION EXERCISE TO HONG KONG.

2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 674 (1990) (COPY OF WHICH WAS FAXED TO YOU ON 16 NOVEMBER) UNITED KINGDOM NATIONALS INCLUDE ALL THOSE PERSONS WHO, UNDER THE BNA 1981 ARE BRITISH NATIONALS. IN THE SAME CONTEXT 'THEIR CORPORATIONS' INCLUDE THEIR

CORPORATIONS/COMPANIES WHICH ARE INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG.

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WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU FORWARD COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS DIRECT TO NATIONALITY TREATY AND CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, FCO. THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO YOU AMENDING THE NOTICE FOR USE IN HONG KONG TO REFER TO ''BRITISH NATIONALS AND COMPANIES IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES' INSTEAD OF ''UK NATIONALS AND COMPANIES'' IF YOU

SO WISH.

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IT SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR TO APPLICANTS THAT THE INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED BY HKG AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO NTCD. ALSO THAT THE PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH A LIST ONLY AND THAT THIS IS

NOT A CLAIMS EXERCISE.

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