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United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland : British Passport — Series 17 Variety I (1968 — 1978)
Regulations of the interior side of back cover has been updated by a new paper glued onto the old one.

Rubber-stamped Visa from United States of America on page 9.
 

British Passport : Series 17 (1968 — 1972) Stock-Book & 10-Year Validity

The passport issued from 1968 has validity which was extended from five years renewable to ten years non-renewable. Introduction of the ten-year passport and not requiring renewal was ultimately to reduce the work-load.

These passports wereiIssued from 1968 until replaced with watermarked paper in 1972.

VARIETIES

Seen biodata page with printer's code S.318221
 
Variety Description
I
  1. Page 2 : Datapage not glued but Signature slip glued
  2. Page 4 : Permitted Countries - Valid for all parts of the Commonwealth and for all Foreign Countries
  3. Page 4 : Passport Validity - "Unless renewed" striked out
  4. Page 5: Observations and Renewals, "RENEWALS" striked out.
  5. Page 31: Foreign Exchange for Travelling Expenses
  6. Page 32: Foreign Exchange for Travelling Expenses
  7. Printer's code, page 32: S.14935/0
  8. Printer's code, endpaper: S.14935* 
  9. Regulations: New, glued over.
II
  1. Page 2 : Biodata form glued
  2. Page 2 : Printer's code S.11846
  3. Page 4 : Permitted Countries, printed - Valid for all parts of the Commonwealth and for all Foreign Countries
  4. Page 5 : RENEWALS is no longer available. Only OBSERVATIONS.
  5. Page 31: Forex texts, minor differences from Variety I.
  6. Page 32 & Back Cover (Interior) Printer's code S.305545
  7. Minor differences in the Regulations texts.
III NOT SEEN, BUT SUSPECTED TO EXIST.

Between June 1970 (for posts overseas) and July 1971 (for United Kingdom Passport Offices) and February 1972, the Passport Office and Foreign & Commonwealth Office posts overseas did not make any observation about the nationality status of a child who was not a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies if the child was included in the passport of a person other than the parent. It is therefore important that the inclusion of a child in a United Kingdom passport issued between these dates should not be regarded as conclusive evidence of the child's nationality status.

In February 1972, Passport Office and posts abroad ceased, except in the most exceptional circumstances, to include in United Kingdom passports the particulars of children who were citizens of other Commonwealth countries, citizens of the Republic of Ireland or aliens. When these arose, posts were instructed to include the name of the child in the parent's passport with a note to the effect that the nationality status of the child had not been determined. To avoid future difficulties, and to encourage parents to get their children properly documented as soon as possible, the validity of the parent's passport was restricted (or cut back) to 6 months. 

MAIN DIFFERENCE EXPECTED TO TE, note 5 which should be intact.

"NOTE 5. Children who have reached the age of sixteen years require separate passports. The inclusion of child's name in a passport not conclusive evidence that the child has the same nationality as the holder."
IV
  1. Golden printing: flat, not incuse.
  2. Page 2 : Biodata form glued
  3. Page 2 : Printer's code S.322121
  4. Page 4 : Permitted Countries - Valid for all Countries
  5. Page 5 : RENEWALS is no longer available. Only OBSERVATIONS.
  6. Page 31: ?
  7. Page 32: Foreign Exchange Facilities (Business, Professional, Official and Forces Travel)
  8. Page 32 : Emergency contacts
  9. Page 32 & Endpaper: Printer's Code S.330450 or S.332526
  10. Regulations: Number 5 striked. The inclusion of a child's name in a passport is not conclusive evidence that the child has the same nationality as the holder.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Watermark: Small multiple monogram of Queen Elizabeth II.


FRONT COVER (INTERIOR) REQUEST
 
Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary.

The position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs into a single Department of State.

REGULATIONS : VARIETY I
 
N O T E S

1. British passports are issued and serviced by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Colonies, by Her Majesty’s Diplomatic and Consular Officers in foreign countries and by British High Commissioners in Commonwealth countries. PASSPORTS SHOULD NOT BE SENT FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER BY POST.

2. A passport is valid for ten years, unless otherwise stated. If issued to a child under sixteen years of age it is normally valid for five years in the first instance but may be extended for a further five years without further charge. A passport which is ten years old or has no further space for visas must be replaced by a new one.

3. The possession of a passport does not exempt the holder from compliance with any immigration regulations in force in any territory or from the necessity of obtaining a visa or permit where required. Passports endorsed as valid for the Commonwealth are available for travel to territory under British protection or trusteeship. It should however be noted, in this connexion, that the majority of British territories overseas have immigration restrictions applicable to British subjects as well as aliens.

4. A passport including particulars of the holder’s wife is not available for the wife’s use when she is travelling alone.

5. Children who have reached the age of sixteen years require separate passports.
 
Registration at Her Majesty’s Consulates in Foreign Countries

British nationals resident in foreign countries who are entitled to the protection of the United Kingdom authorities should at the earliest opportunity register their names and addresses at the nearest British Consulate. Failure to do so may in a period of national emergency result in difficulty or delay in according them assrstance and protection. Registration should be renewed annually, preferably in January. Changes of address or departure from the country should also be notified to the Consulate.
 
Dual Nationality

United Kingdom nationals who are also nationals of another country cannot be protected by Her Majesty’s representatives against the authorities of that country. If, under the law of that country, they are liable for any obligation (such as military service), the fact that they are United Kingdom nationals does not exempt them from it.

A person having some connexion with a Commonwealth or foreign country (e.g. by birth, by descent through either parent, by marriage or by residence) may be a national of that country, in addition to being a national of the United Kingdom. Acquisition of British nationality by a foreigner does not necessarily cause the loss of nationality of origin.
 
Caution

This passport remains the property of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and may be withdrawn at any time. It is a valuable document and should not be altered in any way or allowed to pass into the possession of an unauthorised person.

Only after exhaustive enquiries can a new passport be issued to replace one lost or destroyed. Any case of loss or destruction should be immediately reported to the local police and to the nearest British passport issuing authority (e.g. the Passport Office, Clive House, Petty France, London, S.W.1; British Consulate; British High Commission or Colonial authority). The passport of a deceased person should be submitted for cancellation to the nearest such passport authority or to any United Kingdom Employment Exchange: it will be returned on request.
 
(S.14935*)