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NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
I AM AFRAID THAT WITHIN THE DEADLINE SET IN TURS IT HAS
NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO GET A MINISTERIAL DECISION. BUT THE LINE
IN PARA 4 BELOW HAS BEEN AGREED WITH THE HOME OFFICE AT OFFICIAL
LEVEL.
2.
NO DECISIONS HAVE YET BEEN TAKEN ON THE TIMETABLE. WE DO
NOT YET KNOW WHEN THE ISSUE WILL BE PUT TO OD(K), LET ALONE WHEN
IT WILL GO TO PARLIAMENT. MINISTERS HAVE NOT DECIDED WHETHER THE
DECISION ON THE THREE LEGCO REQUESTS SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ORDER IS LAID, OR AT THE SAME TIME AS IT IS LAID. NOR HAVE
THEY DECIDED WHAT GAP THERE SHOULD BE BETWEEN LAYING THE ORDER
AND THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. WE COULD NOT, OF COURSE, INFORM
LEGCO OF THE CONTENTS OF THE REVISED ORDER BEFORE ANNOUNCING IT
IN PARLIAMENT.
3.
MISS DUNN'S PROPOSED SPEECH APPEARS TO MISREPRESENT WHAT
MR RENTON SAID IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE ENDORSEMENT IN THE BN(0)
PASSPORT. THE AUTHORISED LINE IS GIVEN IN OUR TELNO 139. MIGHT
YOU SUGGEST TO MISS DUNN THAT THIS PASSAGE IN HER SPEECH BE
AMENDED? OTHERWISE, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD REPEAT THE LINE IIN
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