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considerations I suggest that 8. In view of all thesekhe best course to follow will be to
leave the five formulas in paragraph 3 above unamended as
descriptions of nationality in passports, except in the case
between of BDTC where 'British' should be inserted the printed
and words 'National status/Nationalité' of 'British
Dependent Territories Citizend beame
dependency,
appear
A specimen
ao pobje
is enclosed to show how this
might took in future passports issued to Hong Kong belongers.
9. You will recall that when you discussed this on 21 Octo-
ber the question arose of whether the words 'Holder is
subject to control under the Immigration Act, 1971' might be
transferred from page 5 to page 1 of the passport.
It seems on page 5 to me that the observation is better left/where immigration
officials round the world have become used to finding it, but
that we should amend the note at the foot of page 1 to read
'Attention is drawn to the notes at the back of this passport
and to the observation relating to control under the Immigra-
tion Act, 1971 on page 5'; and that we should add a new note
at the back of the book immediately after that on validity
as follows:
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'Citizenship and National Status British citizens
have the right of abode in the United Kingdom. No
right of abode in the United Kingdom derives from
the national status of British Dependent Territories
citizens, British Overseas citizens, British protected
persons and British subjects.'
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10.
I propose to introduce these amendments at the next
printing of passports in about 12 months' time.
Meanwhile I
recommend that we should introduce our revision of the descrip-
tion of BDTCs in passports when the Nationality Act comes
/into