DSR 11C
scheme of the Act to describe neople as British citizens
when their connections are not actually with a dependent
territory. However, referring to the Falklands conflict,
Lord Elton said that the Government accented that these
circumstances should be considered to constitute a wholly
exceptional case for granting British citizenship to all the
Islanders and that the Government would therefore not oppose
the Bill. He made it clear that this will be a special case
which must not establish a misleading precedent.
He also reaffirmed HMG's commitment to all the Dependent Territories.