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(D) MINISTERS HAVE NOW FIRMLY AGREED TO THE REQUEST FOR A
SEPARATE CITIZENSHIP CATEGORY FOR THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. AND
THE WHITE PAPER WILL INDICATE THIS:
(E) BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO HAVE CITIZENSHIP CATEGORIES AND
DESIGNATIONS WHICH WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE UK'S IMMIGRATION
LAWS IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO AGREE TO RETAIN THE PRESENT
TITLE QUOTE CITIZEN OF THE UK AND COLONIES UNQUOTE OR SOMETHING
CLOSELY RESEMBLING THIS. THE WHITE PAPER WILL SUGGEST THE TITLE
QUOTE CITIZEN OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES UNQUOTE AS
THE STATUS FOR BELONGERS OF ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, BUT THE
WORDING OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER WILL INDICATE THAT THE
GOVERNMENT ARE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES:
(F) INDIVIDUAL CITIZENSHIPS FOR THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES OR
TITLES SUGGESTING THEM ARE NOT POSSIBLE (BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS
WITH E.G. CHINA) BUT DEPENDENCY PASSPORTS WILL CONTINUE
CLEARLY TO IDENTIFY THE HOLDER WITH HONG KONG.
(G) THE WHITE PAPER WILL SAY THAT THE CHANGE IN CITIZENSHIP
TITLE FOR THE DEPENDENCIES IN NO WAY ALTERS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THOSE DEPENDENCIES AND THE UK NOR HMG'S COMMITMENT TO
THE DEPENDENCIES.
(H)
HONG KONG AND MEMBERS OF EXCO HAVE BEEN GIVEN UNIQUE
TREATMENT BY WAY OF CONSULTATION AND BRIEFING: THIS MAKES IT
ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY BEFORE THE
WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED.
4. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONVEY TO EXCO THAT IF THEY
WISH TO PROPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TITLE THAT APPEARS IN THE
WHITE PAPER THEY NEED TO STAY WITHIN THE LIMITS IMPOSED.
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT TITLES WHICH HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN
EXCHANGES SO FAR HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AND HAD TO BE REJECTED.
CARRINGTON
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MR ADAMS
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