or report their presence to, our diplomatic missions. Subject to these reservations, the following estimates can be given. There are believed to be about 000 Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies, mostly in Malaysia, Ind. and Africa who, deriving their status from former dependencies, have no right of entry to the United Kingdom or an existing dependency. (The numbers in East Africa are declining as a result of admission here under the special voucher scheme which the Government intend to continue.) Then there are thought to be some 3 million Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies (1 million in this country) with dual nationality who are exempt from United Kingdom immigration control, and a further 1.3 million (mostly in Malaysia) who are subject to such control. Many of those Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies without rights of entry to either the United Kingdom or a dependency are well established in their countries of residence even when they do not have dual citizenship. Finally, it should be added that there are believed to be at least 50,000 British Subjects without Citizenship, and over 140,000 British Protected Persons; nearly all of these people are living abroad and are subject to immigration control. About 140,000 Irish citizens have made formal claims under section 2 of the 1948 Act to remain British Subjects (see paragraph 3 above).
The present situation
11. The Act of 1948 reflected the situation of the United Kingdom at that time. The country was still an Imperial power; it had direct responsibility for very large populations in Colonial territories. The status of British Subject, held by all who had links with the Commonwealth, still seemed meaningful and relevant. The speed at which Colonial territories were to become independent was not then generally apparent. Women's status lagged considerably behind that of men. All these things have changed, and the cumulative effect of the changes has been that the citizenship laws of the United Kingdom no longer accurately define those who have the normal attributes of citizenship. This in turn leads to considerable uncertainty and misunderstanding, both at home and overseas, about the United Kingdom's obligations to its citizens.
Colonies
Belize Bermuda
APPENDIX C
EXISTING DEPENDENCIES
Estimated population
150,000
57,000
British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
10,500
Cayman Islands
10,500
Falkland Islands & dependencies
2,000
Gibraltar
27,000
Hong Kong
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands Group
5,000,000 of whom 2,600,000 are Citizens
of the United Kingdom and
Colonies
11,500
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St Helena & dependencies
5,150
Turks and Caicos Islands
7,000
Associated States Antigua
72,000 52,000
St Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
NOTE: It is not possible to state the precise number of Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies living in each of the dependencies, but, with the exception of Hong Kong, most of the people living in them are such citizens.
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