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Action Taken
OF 10140OZ JANUARY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FOLLOWING STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY
DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER
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THE MEETING WITH MR WADDINGTON TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT.
SHALL BE SENDING YOU A TELEGRAM IN THE OPEN SERIES ON THE LINE
WHICH MINISTERS DECIDED TO ADOPT IN THE DEBATE, BUT SINCE THIS NEEDS CLEARANCE WITH THE HOME OFFICE IN CROYDON, AND PROBABLY SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS, I SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO DESPATCH IT UNTIL
MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST.
2.
BRIEFLY MINISTERS DECIDED THAT WHILE OUTLINING THE
DIFFICULTIES IN DEALING WITH THE PROPOSALS IN MISS DUNN'S LETTER
THEY WOULD IN GENERAL ADOPT DURING THE DEBATE A LISTENING ATTITUDE, POINTING OUT THAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING THIS DEBATE WAS SO THAT THEY COULD CONSIDER WHETHER ANY AMENDMENT TO
THE ORDER WAS NECESSARY BEFORE ITS FORMAL SUBMISSION.
3.
MR RENTON MADE VERY CLEAR THE DEPTH OF FEELING IN HONG
KONG ON THIS ISSUE, AND THE ATTITUDE OF ALL CONCERNED WAS SYMPATHETIC. BUT IT WAS NEVERTHELESS CLEAR THAT THERE ARE PRETTY
FORMIDABLE DIFFICULTIES IN CONCEDING ANY OF MISS DUNN'S THREE
PROPOSALS. PERSONALLY I REMAIN OF THE VIEW THAT A CONCESSION ON
THE PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS GOING TO
BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DEVISE A FORMULA WHICH BOTH THE HOME OFFICE
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