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per ns asserted their intention to reside in the UK. Those who had to go temporarily overseas could acquire citizenship for children on resuming residence in UK. In any event we should now be thinking more of ethnic communities born in UK who would be in same position
as indigenous population.
(e) Transmission to second generation in foreign and
Commonwealth countries provided birth registered within a specified period in a Consular Register of Births (similar to the present position in foreign
countries).
Comment. Would substantially reduce the number who would acquire citizenship compared with (b) above. Possible administrative problem from having to open Consular Birth Registers in the old Commonwealth countries, where they are not at present in use,
could bring on considerable workload.
racist argument as in (b).
which
Open to same
(f) Maintain present position in Commonwealth countries
of transmission to the first generation only and allow transmission to the second generation in foreign countries conditionally on Consular registration of birth, provided there was a UK-born grandfather. Comment. In effect a continuation of the UK-belonger provisions of the present nationality/immigration laws Disadvantage is that it would maintain the present differences between birth in Commonwealth and foreign countries (though the immigration position would be similar because the Immigration Rules allow Commonwealth citizens with azUK-born grandparent to enter for settlement). Open to racist argument,
/though
Is a reduction Is on present nationality provision for those in foreign countries, but nevertheless probably adeq- uate. No worse than at present for those in C'wealth coun- tries.
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