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4. THERE' IS THEREFORE A STRONG ARGUMENT IN LOGIC FOR LEAVING UNCHANGED THE NOMENCLATURE OF A CATEGORY WHOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE UNITED KINGDOM THUS REMAINS UNCHANGED, AND I SHOULD HAVE
THOUGHT THIS POINT EASY TO MAKE IN DEBATE.
52 SIMILARLY IT IS HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE, AND IN THE CASE OF HORG KONG EVEN DANGEROUS, TO RISK IMPLICATION OF A CHANGE IN RIGHTS, RELATIONSHIP AND STATUS BY A CHANGE IN NOMENCLATURE WHEN NO CHANGE
IS INTENDED. IT IS IN THIS THAT THE REAL RISK OF INACCURACY AND
MISUNDERSTANDING COULD LIE. WHILE I WOULD DO MY BEST TO POINT OUT
THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION **THEN WAY CHANGE THE LAKE ???. THIS IS A PART OF THE
WORLD WHERE NAMES HAVE PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE,
€. I WILL, IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE INSISTS, PUT THE PROPOSED NOMENCLATURE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, BUT I FORESEE A REALLY OUTRAGED REACTION, BECAUSE HONG KONG IS TO BE DAMAGED WITHOUT ANY UK INTEREST BEING IMPROVED, THE OBJECTIONS WILL RANGE FROM THE PRACTICAL (1E LIKELIHOOD OF REVISION OF ENTRY REGULATIONS BEING APPLIED BY COUNTRIES WHICH NOW ACCEPT CUIKS) TO SENSE OF LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL FACE, THEY WILL ALSO POINT OUT WITH SOME
FORCE THAT IN THE DELICATE BALANCE WITH THE COMMUNIST LEFT IN
HONG KONG WE ARE HANDING OVER ON A PLATE A DEMONSTRATION OF THE
D,K'S FAILING INTEREST.
7. RETENTION OF THE OLD NOMENCLATURE FOR THIS SMALL CATEGORY OF PEOPLE ADMINISTERED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, PREJUDICES NO
UNITED KINGDOM INTEREST SEMI-COLON THE TWO NEW CATEGORIES MAKE CLEAR THAT RIGHT OF ENTRY AND ABODE IN THE UK (THE REAL UK INTEREST) IS RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR BRITISH CITIZENS. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE RESISTANCE OF THE HOME OFFICE TO THE
OLD NOMENCLATURE SEEMS OVERDRAWN AND OVER-SENSITIVE. IF THEY ARE MAINTAINED, REAL DAMAGE COULD BE DONE HERE AND THEREFORE HOPE THAT IF NECESSARY THE ISSUE CAN BE TAKEN UP BY LORD CARRINGTON
WITH THE HOME SECRETARY.
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8. I WILL TELEGRAPH SEPARATELY ABOUT PARA, 6 OF TELNO.53 OF
7 AUGUST TO ANGUILLA,
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