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REGISTRY Action Taken
No 1 of 15.
15.6
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 264 OF 19 MARCH
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT
YOUR TELNO 295: NEW NATIONALITY LAW
See /164
+(167) + (168,
AT OFFICIAL LEVEL HOME OFFICE HAVE PUT TO US AMENDMENTS ON
THE FOLLOWING LINES:
1.
A) THERE WOULD BE A NEW CLAUSE (PROBABLY AFTER CLAUSE 3) TO
COVER ACQUISITION OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP BY
REGISTRATION BY CITIZENS OF THE BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS, BRITISH
SUBJECTS UNDER THE ACT AND BRITISH PROTECTED PERSONS.
B) THIS WOULD INCLUDE A SECTION GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO
REGISTRATION AS A BRITISH CITIZEN IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS
SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT MEETS RESIDENCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
SIMILAR TO THOSE IN PRESENT SCHEDULE 1 PARAGRAPH 1(2).
C) A FURTHER SECTION WOULD GIVE THE SECRETARY OF STATE AUTHORITY
'IN THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF ANY PARTICULAR CASE'
TO APPLY SIMILAR WAIVERS TO THOSE
IN PRESENT SCHEDULE 1 PARAGRAPH 2(A), (C) AND (D).
D) FINAL 2 SECTIONS AS DRAFTED READ:
QUOTE: (4) IF, ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A
BRITISH CITIZEN MADE BY A PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECTION APPLIES,
THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS SATISFIED THAT FOR SOME OR ALL OF
THE PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS ENDING WITH THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION THE APPLICANT WAS SERVING OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS IN SERVICE
TO WHICH THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES, HE MAY, IF HE THINKS FIT
IN THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE APPLICANT'S CASE, CAUSE
HIM TO BE REGISTERED AS SUCH A CITIZEN.
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