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11/8
Morich
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PS/Lord Belstead
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Adam
Pl. do a Ps note, to include the sofs, say'
@ The prospect of L. Bruce's Bill be pressed & a sean Reading is morr disturbing. It also puts
menam
difficiles Mr Giffard position because I have recently cleared leave of absence ding
the loss fortnight in Ocr. with L. Denham in orda & atted
HKGD
confernce
Mr Howells, NTD forth Pacific Form (?) to Leance ty Ager L. Bruce &
2). I wonder whether we can artears by NATIONALITY ACT 1981 postpone his 2k until the new, Seosin (November)
(3). L. B-Confenter is no help, I wonder if in would be possible &
1.
Lord Belstead will wish to be aware of the difficulties which will be created for Hong Kong if Lord Bruce of Donington is not deflected from the second reading of his Bill to amend
the Nationality Act of 1981. The intention of this is to See (91)
2.
the
of this. It
he is to liste
reverse Government policy and grant British citizenship to all Falkland Islanders. You will see that this debate, if it occurs, will take place in the second half of October.
explan to L. B-C the grave H-Kimplicating
for nece I need hardly draw attention to the row we will have
be
have a word with
Land B-C. with Hong Kong if Parliament is obliged to give special
म treatment to the Falkland Islanders. I have no doubt that
the best advice from our side of the house is that we should re-state the Government objections in principle to Lord Bruce's amendment.
3. With the Prime Minister's visit to China and Hong Kong in the second half of September, the timing could not be worse. Mrs Thatcher can certainly expect to be lobbied hard in Hong Kong at the end of September if Lord Bruce's proposed amendment becomes the subject of public debate. Unless HMG can give some adequate reassurance to the people of Hong Kong, any discrimination in favour of the Falkland Islands will be seen a further evidence of HMG distancing itself from Hong Kong.
11 August 1982
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18 AUG 1982
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