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NEW PARA. 4 TO READ ''PERIODS OF STAY MAY BE EXTENDED ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS FOR FURTHER SEVEN-DAY PERIODS OR FRACTIONS THEREOF UP TO A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS. BOTH GOVERNMENTS MAY REFUSE SUCH EXTENSIONS TO PERSONS THEY CONSIDER UNDESIRABLE.'' (NOTE: THE WORD ''MONTH' CAN MEAN ANYTHING BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DAYS. THEREFORE ''30 DAYS'' IS BETTER).

3. NEW PARA 5 TO READ ''THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND MAY REFUSE PERMISSION TO ENTER AND STAY IN POLAND TO BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS CONSIDERED BY THAT GOVERNMENT TO BE UNDESIRABLE. THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG MAY SIMILARLY REFUSE PERMISSION TO ENTER AND STAY IN HONG KONG TO POLISH PASSPORT HOLDERS CONSIDERED BY IT TO BE UNDESIRABLE.' (NOTE: WE PREFER ''MAY'' TO ''RESERVES THE RIGHT TO'' BECAUSE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.)

4. NEW PARA 6: WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND ARE UNSURE WHAT ''WITHOUT FORMALITY' MEANS. NOR DO WE UNDERSTAND THE ONE-SIDED REFERENCE TO LOST PASSPORTS. WE WOULD PREFER TO REMOVE THIS PARA BUT WILL GLADLY CONSIDER RETAINING IF THE MFA CAN CLEARLY EXPLAIN WHY IT IS NEEDED. EVEN SO, IT WILL REQUIRE MODIFICATION BECAUSE THE EXISTING TEXT IS ASYMMETRICAL.

5. OTHER PROPOSALS AGREED. WE WILL FORWARD A REVISED TEXT WHEN WE HAVE REPLY TO THE POINTS ABOVE.

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