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F FCO 1317152 MAR 81
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 236 OF 12 MARCH
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
NEW NATIONALITY LAW
1. RESPONSES TO THE GREEN PAPER, WHITE PAPER AND CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM MPS IN THE SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE BILL SHOW ID
CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT FOR SEPARATE CITIZENSHIPS FOR THE
DEPENDENCIES.
2.
OPPOSITION HAVE TABLED AN AMENDMENT TO THE NATILITY BILL
FOR A SEPARATE CITIZENSHIP FOR EACH DEPENDENCY IN PLA OF CBDT.
ONE DEPENDE ICY HAS LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THY WOULD PR PER
SEPARATE CI 'IZENSHIP FOR DEPENDENCIES. GOVERNMENT WIL OPPOSE
THE AMENDMENT, EXPANDING ON THE LINE TAKEN BY MR RAISO IN HIS
WINDING-UP SPEECH IN THE SECOND READING DEBATE THAT SE. ARATE
CITIZENSHIPS WERE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENCIES, NOT
DESIRED BY SOME AND COULD CAUSE MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND
DIFFICULTIES (PERHAPS NEEDING TO NAME THOSE TERRITORIES AND
DIFFICULTIES IF PRESSED).
3. GOVERNMENT MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ARGUE IN AA ..PLE
ALAINST SEPARATE CITIZENSHIPS FOR ANY DEPENDENCIES. ILY ARE
CONSIDERING WHETHER THEY SHOULD INTRODUCE AN ENABLING CLAUSE INTO
THE BILL SO THAT THE HOME SECRETARY COULD BY ORDER, SI JECT TO
PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION, CREATE A SEPARATE CITIZENSE (NOT A
SEPARATE NATIONALITY) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL DEPENDENCY AF 'ER
COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW ACT IF THAT DEPENDENCY WANTED IT AND
COULD ACCEPT ALL CBDTS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH THAT
DEPENDENCY, GIVING THEM THE RIGHT OF ABODE AND ANY OTHER CIVIC
RIGHTS APPROPRIATE TO THAT TERRITORY. SUCH CITIZENSHIPS MIGHT
BE IDENTICAL TO PROVISIONS FOR ACQUISITION OF CBDT, AND REMAIN
UNDER WESTMINSTER CONTROL. THEY STILL WOULD BE ENTIR CLY SEPARATE
FROM BRITISH CITIZENSHIP. THERE OULD BE NO PRESSURI ON ANY
DEPENDENCY TO ADOPT A SEPARATE CITIZENSHIP AND IT IS
IVISAGED
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