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Serial No

Subject

3.

Background

1

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Line-to-take

BDTC & BN (0)

Passports

A mandatory phased programme for

the exchange of BDTC passports

for BN (0) passports has been

proposed.

BDTC passports are valid up to

30 June 1997 and early

replacement of passports could be encouraged through a scale of fees, with very high fees being charged on last minute applicants.

The phased programme is a necessary operational measure. This is not a nationality issue. No nationality rights will be

taken away.

After the conversion

exercise, existing BDTCs will have

both BDTC status and BN (0) status

up to 30 June 1997.