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FM1 F C O 251355Z OCT 79
TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 873 OF 25 OCTOBER
FOR DAVIES
(23)
HKK 34oi
K340 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
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YOUR TELNO 1476: NATIONALITY BILL
1. YOUR ASSUMPTION THAT IMPENDING WHITE PAPER WILL BE CONCERNED SOLELY WITH REVISED IMMIGRATION RULES IS CORRECT. MR RAISON DID NOT, REPEAT NOT, SAY AT BLACKPOOL THAT NATIONALITY BILL WOULD NOT SE INTRODUCED THIS SESSION BUT HE DID SAY THAT ORIGINAL TIMETABLE FOR PUBLISHING IMMIGRATION WHITE PAPER HAD SLIPPED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DECEMBER TIMETABLE FOR INTRODUCING NATIONALITY BILL IS NOW GUREALISTIC BUT SO FAR AS WE KNOW IT IS STILL THE AIM TO PASS THE LEGISLATION THIS SESSION.
2. WE HAVE NOTED YOUR FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER AND
HAVE SENT A COPY TO WOODFIELD. THE ISSUES YOU MENTION ARE STILL UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION.
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MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
SIR E YOUDE
COPIES TO:
MR W LEE
NATIONALITY DIVN LUNAR HOUSE
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