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FM FCO 23155OZ JUL 80
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 594 OF 23 JULY
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78 YOUR TEL NO 923 AND DAVIES' LETTER 39/2091/72 OF 11 JULY TO
CLIFT: WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY.
1.
BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN PARLIAMENTARY DEVELOPMENTS, WHITE
PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED AT 1100Z ON 29 JULY. THE HOME SECRETARY
WILL MAKE HIS STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE AT 15302 THAT DAY. YOU MAY
BRIEF EXCO THAT MORNING AS IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TEL NO 581.
2.
FURTHER GUIDANCE TO ALL OAGS WILL ISSUE SHORTLY.
3. A MAXIMUM OF 5 COPIES OF THE PRINTED VERSION OF THE WHITE
PAPER WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY THE FIRST AVAILABLE BAG. WE ARE IN
TOUCH WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE ABOUT THE PURCHASE
OF FURTHER COPIES. HOWEVER THESE ARE UNLIKELY TO REACH YOU IN
TIME FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO MAKE
ADVANCE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE MEDIA USING AN AMENDED TEXT OF
THE DRAFT WHICH YOU ALREADY HAVE. WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING INTO
THE BEST MEANS OF GETTING TO YOU THE AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT, OF WHICH THERE MAY BE SEVERAL, ALBEIT OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.
4.
WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING WHAT ARRANGEMENTS MIGHT BE MADE SO
THAT LONDON-BASED HONG KONG JOURNALISTS CAN BE BRIEFED ON THE
WHITE PAPER.
CARRINGTON
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