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YOUR TELNO 150: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR BRITISH NATIONAL COVERSEAS) PASSPORT HOLDERS VISITING AUSTRIA.

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WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE PRESENT POSITION REGARDING YOUR DISCUSSION WITH THE HOME OFFICE ON RETURNABILITY. WE HOPE THAT THE QUESTION WILL BE RESOLVED SOON, SO THAT THE MATTER CAN PROCEED ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED IN YOUR TELNO 758.

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IT IS LIKELY THAT THE LEGCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON NATIONALITY WILL RAISE THE AUSTRIAN PROBLEM AGAIN SOON, PROMPTED BY THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPEAN VISA MATTERS. WE LAST REPORTED TO LEGCO IN FEBRUARY THAT WE WERE PURSUING THIS MATTER. WE WILL NEED, WHEN THE SUBJECT IS NEXT RAISED, TO REPORT THAT SOME SUBSTANTIAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.

3. THE LEGCO SUB-COMMITTEE ON NATIONALITY WILL NEXT MEET IN

MID NOVEMBER. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY BY 1

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