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C J Howells

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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Lord N Gordon Lennox PS/Mr Onslow

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SHOULD BRITISH CITIZENSHIP BE GIVEN TO ALL FALKLAND ISLANDERS?

1. Mr Onslow has asked for a paper on this subject in

preparation for further discussion. Almost simultaneously

Home Office officials have warned us that Mr Whitelaw can

be expected to enquire about FCO views when he returns

from leave at the end of August. Extracts are attached

from a correspondence centring around the recent exchange

between Lord Boyd-Carpenter and Lord Elton in the House

of Lords.

2.

It appears to be accepted that Lord Bruce of Donington

will not be deflected from the Second Reading of his Bill

This will probably occur

to amend the Nationality Act.

It is further accepted

in the second half of October.

that he will succeed in this, which could lead on to an

awkward situation in the Commons.

3.

The question at the moment is therefore whether

a) to reverse Government policy and come out in favour

/of

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