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FM FCO 161600Z OCT 81
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 800 OF 16 OCTOBER
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LORD PRIVY SEAL
YOUR TELNO 933: NATIONALITY BILL
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1. THANK YOU FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. I FULLY APPRECIATE YOUR
DIFFICULTIES AND AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO EXPLAIN TO THE
UNOFFICIALS THE POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS AT THIS END.
2.
I AM NOW MAKING ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE HOME SECRETARY
PROPOSING THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACCEPT LORD GEDDES' SECOND
AMENDMENT AS A MOVE TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF PEOPLE IN THE
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AS A WHOLE. WE ARE PRESSING THE CASE AND
I SHALL OF COURSE LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS A DECISION IS MADE.
3. WE HAVE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPHS 6 AND
7 OF YOUR TUR. I AM AFRAID THAT THE POSITION REMAINS AS DES-
CRIBED IN FCO TELNO 787. IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO USE THE DESCRIPTION 'BRITISH (HONG KONG)CITIZEN' IN PASSPORTS WITHOUT THIS BEING COVERED IN LEGISLATION.
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I REALISE THAT THIS DOES NOT GO AS FAR AS HONG KONG WOULD
WISH BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WOULD BE UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT
.MORE.
AS YOU HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE UNOFFICIALS (YOUR TELNO 940).
THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THEIR HAVING BEEN MISLED. I HAVE ALL
ALONG MADE QUITE CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF 'STRIKING
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PARTICULAR FALL-BACK.
5. EQUALLY, I AM SURE THE UNOFFICIALS WILL ON REFLECTION
REALISE THAT EVEN IF LORD GEDDES' FIRST AMENDMENT HAD BEEN PASSED
AGAINST GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY HELP
TO HONG KONG. THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE HAD TO PURSUE THE
REVERSAL OF SUCH A CLAUSE IN THE COMMONS.
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