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12 MAY 1986
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Action Taken
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION,
EX-SERVICEMEN
BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.
THE SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION HAS RESPONDED TO THE HOME SECRETARY'S STATEMENT ON 23 APRIL IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY *NFORMING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION THAT 157 MEMBERS INTEND TO APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP, AND SEEKING HIS ADVICE ON PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY BDTCS AND C OF HOLDERS RESPECTIVELY. (TEXT »IN MY 1ST #FT). 711
SUBJECT TO YOUR WIEWS AND THOSE OF THE HOME OFFICE WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE LINES OF THE TABLE AN OUR 2ND
(712)
THE WAY HN WHICH THESE APPLICATIONS ARE HANDLED, PARTICULARLY THE TIME TAKEN FOR APPROVAL, HS LIKELY TO ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE LOCAL INTEREST. THE INTRICACIES OF THE ROUTES AND DEC•SPON-MAKING PROCESS CALL FOR A MEASURE OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE HOME OFFICE AS WELL AS BETWEEN FCO AND HO. T WOULD BE HELPFUL OF PAPERS COULD BE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF
NAMED OFFICERS SO THEY WILL NOT BE DROWNED IN THE SEA OF APPLICATIONS THAT REACH B1 AND B4 DIVISHONS.
ON POINTS OF PROCEDURE:
(A) WE ASSUME THAT APPLICATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT WILL HAVE TO BE REFERRED. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER SETTLEMENT WILL BE GRANTED ON ARRIVAL AND HOW SOON AFTER ARRIVAL IN UK, APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE FOR BC, UNDER S6(1) OR S6(2).
(B) WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FROM EX-SERVICEMEN FOR 4(5) REGISTRATION INDIVIDUALLY AS RECIEVED, E SEPARATE FROM OTHER BULK
4(5) DESPATCHES.
(C) IN THE CASE OF 4(5) APPLICATIONS ALREADY SUBMITTED BY EX-SERVICEMEN WE PROPOSE TO SCREEN THEM ONCE AGAIN AS WHEN WE EXAMINED THEM THE FIRST TIME WAR SERVICE WAS NOT ALWAYS RELEVANT. OF THE CASES YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR TELNO 687 MR LEO D'ALMADA IS NOT
A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS BECAUSE HE MS LIVING IN LISBON
AND HIS SISTER IS NOT A MEMBER BECAUSE THE ASSOCIATIONS CATER MAINLY
FOR MEN. THE OTHERS MENTIONED WAR SERVICE BUT PROVIDED NO DETAILS AND NONE WERE ASKED OF THEM. WE SHALL NOW PROCEED TO DO SO.
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