TNAG-2179-FCO40-3116-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 7

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FM BTC HONG KONG

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HKD 340/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

3 OMAR 1990

DESK OFFICE!.

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 92

OF 29130OZ MARCH 90

INFO ROUTINE UKREP JLG HONG KONG

INDEX

47

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135613 MDHIAN 6515

HONG KONG TELNO 1081 TO FCO: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT: FRENCH SCHEME

IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE FRENCH PROPOSALS AS IN HONG KONG TUR PROVIDE FOR A MAJOR INPUT FROM FRENCH COMPANIES IN DETERMINING WHO SHALL GET RIGHT OF ABODE IN FRANCE (SECOND SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3 AND FINAL SENTENCE PARAGRAPH 4). IF THE FRENCH SCHEME IS IMPLEMENTED AS PROPOSED THEN THE DISQUIET WHICH WE ARE LIKELY TO GET FROM BRITISH COMPANIES HERE (PARA 4 OF MY TELNO 83), SHOULD THEY FIND THEY ARE LIKELY TO HAVE NO INPUT AT ALL IN OUR CHOICE OF CANDIDATES FOR PASSPORTS, IS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERABLY HEIGHTENED.

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