SR 11 (Revised)
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TO: Mr White
Mr Rifkind
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Your Reference
PS/Lord Belstead
to
Mr Donald HKGD
BY HONG KONG
ALL
. AS 'BRITISH
SUBJECT: PROPOSAL TO DESCRIBE BRITISH DEPENDENT
TERRITORIES CITIZENS . ... NATIONALS' IN PASSPORTS
.In Confidence
PROBLEM
1.
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To react to the Home Office's reply to our proposal
that BDTCS connected with Hong-Kong should be
described as 'British nationals' in their passports.
RECOMMENDATION
2.
I recommend:
a.
D.
c.
A meeting should be arranged between the
Secretary of State and the Home Secretary;
TheSecretary of State should press the Hong
Kong case and seek a favourable decision in
time for the PM's visit to Hong Kong;
Lord Belstead should inform the HK Unofficial
Councillors on 7 September that the matter is
still under consideration.
HKGD and Legal Advisers concur.
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