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FM FCO 031100Z JUL 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 947 OF 4 JULY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 681 AND 714: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
1. MY FOUR IFTS CONTAIN:
A)
A REVISED DRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL, DRAWN UP BY THE HOME
OFFICE IN CONSULTATION WITH US:
B) AN EXPLANATION OF THE CHANGES AND OF WHY, IN SOME CASES, WE
HAVE NOT ADOPTED YOUR PROPOSALS:
C) A COMMENTARY: THIS WAS NOT DRAFTED WITH PUBLICATION IN MIND,
BUT COULD BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR A COMMENTARY TO BE PUBLISHED
WITH THE ORDER.
D) A LIST OF CATEGORIES OF BDTCS WHO WILL LOSE THAT STATUS AND
MAY ACQUIRE BN(0).
2. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING AT THE END OF THE
MONTH. IN PARTICULAR, IF YOU HAVE ANY PURELY DRAFTING COMMENTS
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET US HAVE THESE IN TIME TO BE
INCORPORATED IN THE DRAFT BEFORE THE MEETING.
3. THE HOME OFFICE, TO WHOSE MINISTERS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
STEERING THE ORDER THROUGH PARLIAMENT WILL FALL, NEED TO PUT IT
DOWN FOR A FIRST DEBATE IN LATE OCTOBER IF IT IS TO BE IN PLACE
BY APRIL 1986. IT WILL NEED TO BE SENT TO THE PRINTERS IN
SEPTEMBER. WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR ABOUT EXCO'S TIMETABLE IN
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER, BUT IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO PUT IT TO EXCO ON
7 AUGUST. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO PREPARE A DRAFT EXCO PAPER
PRIOR TO THE DELEGATION COMING TO LONDON. THIS CAN BE AMENDED AS
NECESSARY IN LIGHT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS.
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