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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 458: PRESS COVERAGE ON BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME.
1. WE BELIEVE THAT SIMON MURRAY, LIKE OTHERS, WAS SPECULATING ON THE CAUSES FOR THE ''LOW'' RESPONSE. HIS VIEW DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN SHARED BY MANY OTHERS IN HONG KONG. THAT SCHEME IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ''THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN UK'' SCHEME LOCALLY SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE IN BRITISH CITIZENSHIP CONFERRED THROUGH THE SCHEME THAN GREATER CONVENIENCE OF TRAVELLING.
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PS/LORD CAITHNESS
ADDITIONAL
2
MS BARRETT, LEGAL ADVISERS MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS
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DISTRIBUTION
20
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
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