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would thus still be our hope to
announce it when the Bill has
its second reading, and perhaps to incorporate it at
into the Bill itself".
that stage
3. The sentence in square brackets can be dropped or retained in
the light of the reaction of the Home Secretary to the title
proposed by the Secretary of State. In the light of that
conversation, and of any further comments from the Secretary of
State, I shall arrange for a final version of the memorandum
passed to the Cabinet Office on 2 January for circulation.
to be
4. I am sending a telegram to
telegram to the Governor of Hong Kong this
evening, informing him that instructions on the nationality title,
and also on the inclusion of the nationality provisions in the Hong
Kong Bill, will not be sent to him until 2 January. I know the
Governor is very anxious to be able to take action on the latter
subject with EXCO on 3 January, even if the question of the
nationality title remains unresolved.
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Wooden
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03 JAN 1985
31 December 1984
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