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Within a third
State, a person
having more than one
nationality shall be treated as if he had only one. A
third State shall recognize exclusively in its territory
either the nationality of the country in which he is
habitually and principally resident, or the nationality of the country with which, in the circumstances, he appears to
closely connected (Article 5). A person
be in fact most
acquired
without any
possessing two nationalities,
voluntary act on his part, may renounce one of them with
the permission of the State whose nationality he desires to
surrender but, subject to the laws of the State concerned,
such permission shall not be refused if that person has his
habitual residence abroad (Article 6).
4.
The Convention also
sets out certain rules
acquisition Or loss of nationality of a
concerning the
person issued with an expatriation permit (Article 7), of
(Articles 8 to 11), of children (Articles 12
married women
to 16), and of persons who are adopted (Article 17).
5.
The United Kingdom ratified the Convention without
reservation on 6 April
Hong Kong
(Reference at
Convention is open to
League of Nations
1934. The ratification included
Annex B). Under Article 24 the
accession by any "Member of the
non-Member State mentioned in
and
any
Article 22".
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