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MILNAN 3847 OCMIAN 3847
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
191530Z MAR
GRS 119
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 523
OF 191530Z MARCH 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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23847 1
(
нин осок
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 MAR 1986
OESY OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
FOR GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN
OUR TELNO
NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
366
1.
HOME OFFICE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE HOME SECRETARY RECEIVED
ON THE EVENING OF 18 MARCH A GROUP OF OPPOSITION PEERS WHO ASKED
ABOUT PROGRESS ON THE THREE LEGCO REQUESTS. MR HURD EXPLAINED
THAT DECISIONS HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN. IN RESPONSE TO A
QUESTION, HE ADDED THAT HE THOUGHT IT UNLIKELY THAT THE
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE THREE REQUESTS WOULD BE MADE PUBLIC
BEFORE EASTER. NEWS OF THIS EXCHANGE MAY OF COURSE GET TO HONG
KONG. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO LET LYDIA DUNN KNOW THAT THE
HOME SECRETARY HAS SAID THIS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
LR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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