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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE SK OFFICER
TELEGRAM NUMBER 47 OF 8 JANUARY 1980
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
TO MURRAY FROM CATER.
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YOUR TELNO PERSONAL 1 OF 4 JANUARY TO ANGUILLA: NATIONALITY LAW
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TO BEF
1. IN YOUR TELNO 801 OF 5 OCTOBER YOU AUTHORISED ME TO CONSULT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON WHAT NOMENCLATURE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR
HONG KONG BELONGERS. THIS WAS DONE AND I REPORTED THE OUTCOME
IN TELNO 1421 OF THE 11TH OCTOBER,
2. ON THE BASIS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND UMELCO ADVICE THE
FOLLOWING WERE PREFERENCES:
A) CUKC
B) CUKC (HONG KONG)
C)
BRITISH CITIZEN HONG KONG
D) BRITISH (HONG KONG) CITIZEN
WITH DEFINITE DISTASTE FOR:
E) CUK DEPENDENCIES (HONG KONG), AND
F) CUKC (HONG KONG).
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3. THE REQUEST NOW CONTAINED IN YOUR TELEGRAM FOR ME TO COMMENT ON ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS, ONLY (D) OF WHICH IS IN THE PREFERRED LIST PROPOSED BY UMELCO, PUTS ME IN A DIFFICULT POSITION, ESPECIALLY AS IN PARA 5 IT IS IMPLIED THAT I CANNOT
GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR AT LEAST TO THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL
MEMBER,
4. AS YOU KNOW THE FACT THAT THE HOME OFFICE ARE TOTALLY
OPPOSED TO CUKC WILL MEAN THAT WHEN THE WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED THERE IS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERABLE AND UNFAVOURABLE
LOCAL COMMENT. IF UNOFFICIALS IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ARE NOT
CONSULTED ON NOMENCLATURE, MEARING IN MIND THE LAPSE IN
TIME SINCE OCTOBER, WE SHALL BE PUTTING THEM IN A VERY
DIFFICULT POSITION. THIS I CONSIDER WE MUST AVOID.
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