ZCZC
MILNAN 1922 OCMIAN 1922
CONFIDENTIAL
OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
111630Z MAR
GRS 143
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 464
OF 111630Z MARCH 86
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нни
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
13 MAR 1986
DESK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
M
Action Taken
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN
YOUR TELNO 744: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
335
1.
MR RENTON HAS LOOKED AT THIS QUESTION AGAIN, AND HAS
ASKED US TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER AT OFFICIAL LEVEL. WE SHALL TRY
TO WORK TOWARDS AN AGREED SUBMISSION BY FCO AND HOME OFFICE
MINISTERS TO OD(K). IT MAY HAVE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE LEGAL
DIFFICULTIES ON THE ONE HAND AND THE POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON
THE OTHER, AND LEAVE IT TO OD(K) TO DECIDE ON OUR COURSE OF
ACTION. WE SHALL NATURALLY DO OUR BEST TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
AND RECRIMINATION IN HONG KONG (YOUR PARA 4) BUT MINISTERS WILL
INEVITABLY BE RELUCTANT TO ACT AGAINST LAW OFFICERS' ADVICE.
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
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
MR HUM FID
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