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YOUR TELNO 118: VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENTS

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WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EXCO MEMORANDUM.

WE DO HAVE A FEW MINOR QUERIES ON THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT:

(I) WHAT IS PROPOSED TO BE INSERTED IN THE SQUARE BRACKETS

IN ARTICLE 2 AND SUBSEQUENT ARTICLES?:

(II) IN ARTICLE 6, WHAT DOES ''ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS''MEAN?

DOES THIS PROVISION RELATE TO EXTENSIONS ON APPLICATION BY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS, OR DOES IT MEAN THAT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS CAN AGREE TO A BLANKET INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS PERMITTED

IN ARTICLES 2 AND 4?

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