United Kingdom or existing dependencies, but of so remote a nature as not to bring them within the qualifications for British Citizenship, or those for British Overseas Citizenship suggested in paragraph 69. Most people in this group, however, would have acquired citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies through their links with a former dependency, and would have no links by birth or ancestry with either the United Kingdom or an existing dependency.
71. One other group of people eligible to hold British passports might also become British Overseas Citizens. These
are British Protected Persons who are connected with former
dependencies and who would not become British Citizens; nearly all of them would be living overseas.
72. The creation of a British Overseas Citizenship with no right of entry into the United Kingdom would not affect the responsibility which the Government has assumed towards holders of United Kingdom passports from East Africa, and the special voucher scheme would continue.
PERMANENT ARRANGEMENTS
Linking the citizenship to the right of entry to a dependency 73. The arrangements for acquiring British Overseas Citizenship after a new citizenship scheme came into force by birth, descent or voluntary act might be so drawn that we eventually reach a state of affairs in which British Overseas Citizenship would be derived solely from connection with the dependencies which still exist, and would confer the right of entry to one of them. If this is not done, there will still be many British Overseas Citizens scattered over the world in a hundred years'
time who have the right of entry neither to the United Kingdom nor to a dependency. The rules for acquiring and transmitting British Overseas Citizenship would have to take account of the