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FM HONG KONG 210440Z MAR 81
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 476 OF 21 MAR
YOUR TELEGRAM ON NEW NATIONALITY LAW RECEIVED HERE
AS F C O TELNO 269 OF 20 MARCH.
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THANK YOU FOR SENDING US THE PROBABLE TEXT OF THE NEW
CLAUSE. WE NOTE THAT THE WORDS STARTING FROM **FOR SOME OR
ALL'' AND ENDING 'WAS SERVING'' IN DRAFT SUB-SECTION (4) AS
REPORTED IN FCO TELNO 264 HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE WORDS
''THE APPLICANT IS SERVING OR HAS SERVED IN YOUR TELEGRAM
RECEIVED HERE AS FCO TELNO 270. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT
THE FIVE YEARS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED IN ORDER TO COVER RETIRED PEOPLE. (TO WHICH WE REFERRED IN PARA 4(B) OF MY
TELNO 311 TO FCO)?. WE ASSUME TOO THAT IT IS THE AGREED
VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS.
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