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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 2 1 MAR 1980
FROM R C FURSLAND, FED
12 MARCH 80
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•FOLLOWING FOR KIM SULLIVAN, INDEXING PA
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PROPOSED CHANGE IN BRITISH ON A
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1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER UF 7 7 FEBRUARY
2. YOUR CONCERNS ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD HERE,
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AND WILL BE TAKEN FULLY INTO ACCOUNT IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH
WE EXPECT TO PUT SHORTLY TO MINISTERS - ALTHOUGH, AS YOU
WILL APPRECIATE FROM EARLIER CORRESPONDENCE, WE ARE UNLIKELY TO
BE ABLE TO AFFORD YOU MORE THAN PARTIAL SATISFACTION. NO FINAL
DECISIONS HAVE YET BEEN TAKEN, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO ACCEPT
THAT, IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE FACTS INVOLVED, THE WORDS 'UNITED KINGDOM' ARE UNLIKELY TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY TITLE FOR COLONIAL
BELONGERS.
3. HOWEVER, THE QUESTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE CAUSES
MORE CHINESE PROBLEMS THAN THE COLLECTIVE ONE. THE PROBLEM
WITH THE SUGGESTION YOU PROPOSE FOR PASSPORTS (AND IT
IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT PASSPORTS ARE ONLY ONE, ALBEIT
THE MOST SENSITIVE, FEATURE OF ADMINISTRATION FOR WHICH AN ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE IS REQUIRED, IS
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THAT THIS WOULD SHOW WHERE THE PASSPORT WAS ISSUED RATHER THAN
WHERE THE HOLDER HAD CITIZENSHIP/RIGHT OF ABODE (SENTENCES 1 AND
2 OF YOUR THIRD PAKA). AS FOR YOUR FURTHER SUGGESTION, OF AN
ENDORSEMENT ON PAGE 5 THAT HOLDER HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN
HONG KONG ETC' AS YOU KNOW UNDER THE PROPOSED NATIONALITY
LAW THE CONCEPT OF PATRIALITY IS TO BE REPLACED BY THE CONCEPT
OF CITIZENSHIP, AND RIGHTS OF ABODE' STAMPS WILL NO LONGER BE
REQUIRED, OR APPROPRIATE. UNLESS THERE IS A FULL DEFINITION
UNDER 'NATIONAL STATUS' OF THE HOLDER'S CITIZENSHIP, THERE WOULD
BE NO WAY OF KNOWING EG WHERE A PROSPECTIVE DEPORTEE SHOULD BE
DEPORTED TO.
THE SEPARATE QUESTION WHICH YOU MENTION, THE PROPOSAL FOR A
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