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MDHOAN 4208
ALREADY MADE ITS POSITION CLEAR.
2. WITH APOLOGIES IF YOU HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT OF THIS, IT OCCURS TO US THAT AS (III) (C) POINTS OUT THAT MEMBERS OF THE ETHNC MINORITIES CAN APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE BNS, YOU MAY WISH TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO A DEFENSIVE LINE ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED UNDER THE FIRST TRANCHE AND THE NUMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR.
HURD
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DISTRIBUTION
72
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63
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR APPLEYARD MR HUM
PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
9
CAB OFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE CAB OFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAB OFF//MR SIBSON
CAB OFF //MS D CORNER CAB OFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM
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