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the dependencies concerned and possibly have an adverse
affect on our relations with the neighbouring
territories.
Although a change of nomenclature will
not entirely resolve all the difficulties, since some
of the dependencies still hope for freedom from
immigration control in the United Kingdom, it will be
greatly in the FCO's interest if the existing CUKC's
are divided into three basic categories, instead of
two:
i) those with right of abode in the United
ii)
iii)
Kingdom;
those with right of abode in a dependent
territory; and
the remainder.
7. This proposed solution for a three-tier system of
citizenship is very similar to one which has been
proposed by the Governor of Hong Kong but the Home
Office do not appear to have given it the serious con-
sideration it deserves.
8. Another important issue to be resolved is the
future status of those United Kingdom Passport Holders
from East Africa. The Home Office paper states that
they will not become British Citizens because this
would result in an unacceptable immigration commitment.
However the Green Paper said that changes in the
nationality law would not affect the Special Voucher
system for holders of UK passports from East Africa.
We can expect serious difficulties from the Indians in
particular if we give them cause to believe that we
intend to leave them with the whole responsibility for
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