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I attach a copy of a letter from Mr Brain in Hong Kong who, in the context of the Green Paper on British Nationality, asks for information about "rights of entry to Britain" enjoyed by Gibraltarians.
2. A full explanation of these "rights" and why they came into existence was given in Mr Smádley's minute of 27 July to Mr Stewart. In his minute of 23 June (to which Mr Smedley's minute replied), Mr Stewart envisaged that letters would be sent to the Governor of Hong Kong and to Mr Davies. I assume that in whatever was eventually sent to Hong Kong some, if not all, of the information in Mr Smedley's minute was transmitted. h this event we may risk crossing wires or even duplicating information already available in Hong Kong if we were to reply to Mr Brain. In any case it seems more approp- riate for a reply to issue from your department.
3. Mr Brain's enquiry clearly calls for an explanation not only of Gibraltar's position in the EEC (para 2 of Mr Smedley's minute) but also of the special acministrative arrangements for Gibraltarians regarding entry into the UK (paras 5 and 6). In explaining these arrangements Mr Brain should be given the background (para 6) and asked to treat the subject with care. SED would be happy to comment on any draft reply.
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J D Sawyer
Southern European Department
4 october 1977
- It is not at all clear whether N Blain is writing in a personal capacity (wither because he is, possibly, himself a Gibraltarian or, more likely, because he and his friends are worried that the Gibraltarians are getting privileges which they as Hong Kong citizens do not enjoy) or in an official capacity at first sight, it is not clear why the Security Brunch of the Colonial Secretariat should have a legitimate official interest - the subject. I mggest that we should cause our reply though whoever does have Slatinate intrest in nationality questions. Wh5/10
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