The following information was provided during a 1 August 1996 telephone interview with a professor of political science at the Royal Military College in Kingston.

The source stated that it is common practice for people to carry duplicates of their driver's licences. The source added that the time required to replace a lost driver's licence is difficult to estimate because it varies widely from a city to another, and from an office to another.

The following information was provided during a 1 August 1996 telephone interview with a specialist on Iran in England.

The source stated that it is common practice for people to carry duplicates of their driver's licences and identity cards. The replacement of a lost document can be tedious and people carry duplicates in case they lose their originals. The duplicate has no legal value. The source added that it is very difficult to estimate the time it would take to replace a lost driver's licence or identity card.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Specialist on Iran, England. 1 August 1996. Telephone interview.

Professor, Department of political science, Royal Military College, Kingston. 1 August 1996. Telephone interview.