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-4 AUG 1980
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FA FCO 201645Z JUL 30
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG bll
TELEGRAM NUMBER OF 26 JULY
YOUR TELNO 939: WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY
1.
THE WHITE PAPER ITSELF WILL NOT (NOT) BE THE SUBJECT OF A
DEBATE. HOWEVER, THE BILL WILL BE DEBATED DURING ITS PASSAGE
THROUGH PARLIAMENT. ALL WE CAN SAY IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN 'AS
SOON AS PARLIAMENTARY TIME PERMITS' AND CANNOT BE MORE PRECISE
THAN THAT. THE DATE OF THE OPENING OF THE NEXT PARLIAMENTARY
SESSION HAS NOT YET BEEN SETTLED BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
SECOND OR THIRD WEEKS OF OCTOBER.
2.
REGRETTABLY, HOME OFFICE HAVE DECIDED THAT, BECAUSE OF FEARS
OF LEAKS, THE PUBLISHED VERSION OF THE WHITE PAPER CANNOT BE MADE
AVAILABLE UNTIL 1430Z ON 30 JULY. THIS IS CONTRARY TO WHAT WE
WERE TOLD LAST WEEK (MY TELNO 604).
3. AMENDMENTS TO THE FINAL DRAFT ENCLOSED WITH JONES'S LETTER OF
10 JULY WILL BE TELEXED TO YOU BY HKGO ON 30 JULY.
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