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AGREED:
DISAGREE.
THE WORD 'THE' IS INTENDED TO INDICATE
COMPREHENSIVENESS:
W. AGREED.
III. COMMENCEMENT DATE
THE SQUARE BRACKETS NOW COME OUT.
3. YOUR TELNO 1880: REVISED LIST.
I.
GENERAL
AGREED. WE HAVE INSERTED A REFERENCE TO ARTICLE 2(1) IN THE LEFT
HAND MARGIN. THE ABBREVIATIONS HAVE BEEN SPELT OUT ON FIRST
APPEARANCE. REFERENCE TO ACQUISITION UNDER THE BNA 1981 NOW
APPEARS IN BRACKETS AFTER THE MAIN HEADING.
II. SPECIFIC
A. B. AND C. ALL AGREED.
4. WE HAVE ALSO GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO YOUR PROPOSAL
THAT THE WHITE PAPER SHOULD CLEARLY STATE THAT THE LIST AND
ANNEX 2 IS NOT NECESSARILY COMPLETE. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT,
AFTER ALL, IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE NOT TO DO THIS. GIVEN THAT
MOST OF THE PEOPLE CONCERNED WILL FALL INTO ONE OF THE THREE
SIMPLE CATEGORIES, IT SEEMS A LITTLE DISINGENEOUS TO SUGGEST THAT
SUCH A LENGTHY AND COMPLEX LIST MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. WE HAVE
TOLD MINISTERS THAT WE CANNOT DISCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THERE
IS SOMEWHERE A PERSON WHO DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST AND, IF
NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, THIS CAN BE BROUGHT OUT DURING THE
DEBATES. BUT WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR MAKING THE POINT IN
ANY COVERING PRESS STATEMENT WHICH YOU MAY WISH TO ISSUE, OR IN
RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT.
5. WE HAVE TELEGRAPHED SEPARATELY CONCERNING SIR S Y CHUNG'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPIES TO:
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/LR RENTON
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
LR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MILLER, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
CONFO
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