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RM MANILA 2603502 SEP 79.
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 394 OF 26 SEPTEMBER
PERSONAL FOR CORTAZZI FROM MURRAY. NATIONALITY BILL.
Hick 340/1
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2 7 SEP 1979
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1. FCO TELEGRAMS TO SINGAPORE NOS. 230 AND 233 WERE VERY HELPFUL IN MY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. YOU WILL SEE FROM HIS TELEGRAM THAT HE IS FIRMLY OF VIEW THAT THREE CATEGORIES ARE ESSENTIAL. HE HAS SOME IDEAS FOR NOMENCLATURE
ON CATEGORY B WHICH HE IS TESTING CONFIDENTIALLY ON MEMBERS OF EXCO BUT HE IS AS OPPOSED AS PERCY CRADOCK TO BRITISH CITIZEN OF HONG KONG'' FOR IDENTICAL REASONS.
2. I HAVE URGED JACK CATER TO GO THROUGH THE GREEN PAPER QUICKLY BUT CAREFULLY FOR POINTS WHICH MIGHT TROUBLE HONG KONG AS MCLAREN
SUGGESTS.
3. WE MAY BE TELEGRAPHING AGAIN ON TRANSMISSION OF NATIONALITY
BY DESCENT WHEN MR BLAKER HAS REVIEWED PAPERS.
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