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1 Notification is not mandatory in the case of persons who carry "Republic of China" passports issued by Taiwan. Such persons should be informed without delay that the nearest office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office ("TECRO"), the unofficial entity representing Taiwan's interests in the United States, can be notified at their request

2 Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997, and is now officially referred to as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or SAR." Under paragraph 3(f)(2) of the March 25, 1997, U.S.-China Agreement on the maintenance of the U.S. Consulate General in the Hong Kong Special Administratove Region, U.S. officials are required to notify Chinese officials of the arrest or detention of the bearers of Hong Kong passports in the same manner as is required for bearers of Chinese passports - i.e., immediately, and in any event within four days of the arrest or detention.

3 British dependencies also covered by this agreement are Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Their residents carry British or United Kingdom passports. United Kingdom citizenship would include individuals carrying British or United Kingdom passports or indicating they are from Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as from other British dependencies: Ascension, Cayman Islands, the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory), Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha.

4 Although the U.S.S.R. no longer exists, some nationals of its successor states may still be traveling on its passports. Mandatory notification should be given to consular officers for all nationals of such states, including those traveling on old U.S.S.R. passports. The successor states are listed separately above.