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TO IMMEDIATE HANOI TELNO 150 OF 19 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (in
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YOUR TELS NOS 173 AND 176, AND HONG KONG TEL NO 918: MAIDEEN 1. WE PROPOSE TO ASK THE HOME OFFICE TO CONSIDER FAVOURABLY ANY APPLICATION WHICH MAIDEEN MIGHT MAKE TO REGISTER FOR CITIZENSHIP OF THE UK AND COLONIES ON GROUNDS OF CROWN SERVICE. (GOVERNOR HONG KONG'S LETTER OF 20 AUGUST TO SIMONS REFERS.) FRANKLY THE PROSPECTS ARE NOT GOOD, BUT WE ARE SENDING BY BAG AN APPLICATION FORM WHICH YOU SHOULD ASK MAIDEEN TO COMPLETE IF REPEAT IF THE HOME OFFICE RESPONSE IS FAVOURABLE. MEANWHILE YOU SHOULD SAY NOTHING TO HIM. 2, SEPARATELY WE ARE SEEKING HOME OFFICE AGREEMENT FOR MAIDEEN, IF HE ASKS, TO SETTLE UNCONDITIONALLY IN THE UK. HE COULD THUS ACQUIRE UK CITIZENSHIP AFTER FULFILLING THE NECESSARY QUALIFYING PERIOD (NORMALLY FIVE YEARS).
3. MEANWHILE, IN VIEW OF THE RISKS REFERRED TO IN PARA 3 OF YOUR TEL NO 172, YOU MAY NOW EXTEND MAIDEEN'S UK PASSPORT FOR A FULL YEAR INSTEAD OF THREE MONTHS TO AVOID AROUSING VIETNAMESE SUSPICIONS,
4. THIS EXTENSION WILL ALLOW SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN WINDING
UP THE EVACUATION AND ARRANG HIG FOR MAIDEEN'S DEPARTURE. WE LEAVE IT
TO YOUR DISCRETION IN CONSULTATION WITH MAIDEEN AND HONG KONG TO
DECIDE HOW THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN ORDER TO SATISFY HONG KONG’S REQUIREMENTS AND SAFEGUARD MAIDEEN (YOUR TEL 176),
5. PSD HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY ON YOUR TEL 172.
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