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neither appropriate nor necessary to extend the arrangements, which reflected a particular and specific set of circumstances existing nearly thirty years before. Hong Kong BN (0)s' and BDTCs' returnability to Hong Kong is guaranteed and there were therefore no grounds for routing HK British passport holders expelled from Germany back to Hong Kong through the United Kingdom. The conclusion of such an agreement with Austria could Lead to requests from other countries for similar arrangements which would have to include other holders of British passports subject to control, some of whose returnability is uncertain. The Home Office is not willing to move down' this particular path, which we feel bound to agree is fraught with peril.

4. The HK LEGCO sub committee on nationality which is taking an interest in these matters is due to meet in mid November. Grateful if you could let us have a progress report by 1 November.

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