British Ambassador launches new encrypted passport

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SHOTLIST 1. British Ambassador to US, Sir David Manning with passport 2. Passport 3. Ambassador Manning and Paul Sizeland with their passports 4. Chip 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Sizeland, United Kingdom Consular Director: "In the chip you have everything which is on a normal passport page. In other words, on the chip is the photo, all the biographical data, the signature -- which is encrypted -- and all the information you have on the machine read-all zone in a current passport. This one is not a biometric passport but all the information is now on the chip in the Ambassador's passport." 6. Pull out of the two men and their passports 7. SOUNDBITE : (English) Paul Sizeland, United Kingdom Consular Director ((CUP PASSPORT/OFF CAMERA)): "In the laminate you have various holograms. We have got a very elegant series of British birds. We have special security inks, we even have special thread for running through the passport. In each page, laser printed, is a number. So, in other words, when you multiply through with the features on each page, you've got hundreds of security features in all and therefore that makes it a document which is much harder to forge." 8. Passport, Paul Sizeland's finger pointing to chip 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sir David Manning, British Ambassador to the United States: "We hope now that we will be able to comply with the deadline. This has made a big difference, it's been hard for them. They wanted to bring these measures in more quickly than we were ready to do it in the United Kingdom, but we hope now that we have got a passport that will satisfy them." 10. People organising passports 11. Passports bundled together 12. Computer monitor with passport information and passport STORYLINE: The British Ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, showed off his new encrypted passport on Monday, which is equipped with a brand new microchip designed to protect against identity theft and increase security. According to UK Consular Director Paul Sizeland, the chip has everything which is on a normal passport page. "On the chip is the photo, all the biographical data, the signature, which is encrypted, and all the information you have on the machine read-all zone in a current passport." In addition to the chip, the encrypted passport features various holograms, security inks and a laser printed number on each page. Sizeland said this means it is much harder to forge. The pilot passport is part of the United States' new requirements for all countries under its Visa Waiver Program. Besides the UK, some 27 nations will be required to issue biometric passports by October 26, 2006. "We hope now that we will be able to comply with the deadline," Ambassador Sir David Manning said. He added that the United States wanted to bring these measures in more quickly than officials were ready to do it in the United Kingdom, but hoped the US Authorities would be satisfied with the new passport. The chip-embedded passport is scanned for unique personal features to help identify the passport holder. The facial biometric data held on the chip can be obtained from high resolution images. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/974c34817106d8914a27b7e49721dc17 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork