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MDLIAN 3738
PROBLEM DERIVES FROM SOME BUREAUCRATIC MUDDLE OR THEY ARE PREVARICATING BECAUSE THERE IS A DIRECTIVE BUT IT IS SECRET. AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, NONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED HAVE ANY POLITICAL BACKGROUND OR PROFILE. SO IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF STOP LIST IT MUST BE A FAIRLY CATHOLIC ONE.
5.
IT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE TOO LONG, HOWEVER, BEFORE WORD OF THIS GETS INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA. WHEN IT DOES IT WILL SURELY DO NO/NO GOOD TO CHINA'S IMAGE. THE MOVE PLAINLY DOES NOT FIT WITH THE 'WELCOME BACK' MESSAGE: QUITE APART FROM THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS IT HAS FOR THE VALUE OR ACCEPTABILITY OF CHINESE PASSPORTS IN THE EYES OF OTHER IMMIGRATION JURISDICTIONS, AS WELL
AS OURSELVES.
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.CHINA POLITICAL
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
INFO D
CONSULAR D
CRD
ECD (E)
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
CFSP UNIT
ERD
HKD
JOINT DIRECTORATE
HRPU
NEWS D
PLANNERS
PLU
RAD
SAD
SEAD
UND
EAPD/ODA//MS VOWLES
PS
PS/BARONESS CHALKER
PS/MR GOODLAD PS/MR PATTEN
PS/PUS
MR LANKESTER MR APPLEYARD CHIEF CLERK SIR J COLES MR AINSCOW MISS SPENCER
MR MILES
MR GORE-BOOTH
MR HUM
MR BONE
MR MANNING
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