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Mak
GROUNDS THAT THEY DID NOT AGREE THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE AN EFFECT IN OUR NATIONALITY
LAN.
NEVERTHELESS STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN LOBBY IN
THE HOUSE OF LORDS AS WELL AS FROM OTHERS CAUSED THE AMENDMENT TO BE PASSED. (THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER AMENDMENTS IN THE LORDS WHICH WERE STRONGLY ARGUED ON SIMILAR GROUNDS THAT THERE SHOULD
BE SPECIAL PROVISIONS BENEFITTING PEOPLE WORKING N THE
INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN BORN IN
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF BRITISH CITIZEN PARENTS BEYOND THE FIRST GENERATION WHICH ATTRACTED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT.)
5. THE NEW CLAUSE DOES NOT AFFECT GIBRALTAR'S INCLUSION IN
SCHEDULE 6 OF THE NEW NATIONALITY BILL AS ONE OF THE TERRITORIES TO BE INCLUDED IN CBDT AND ALL GIBRALTARIANS WILL ON COMMENCEMENT
OF THE NEW ACT BECOME CBDT.
7. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD USE THE FOREGOING AS BACK- GROUND IN EXPLAINING THE POSITION IN THE TERRITORY FOR WHICH YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE. THE LINE TO TAKE IS TO SAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT
HAVE MADE CLEAR THEIR OPPOSITION TO VARIOUS AMENDMENTS ON
GIBRALTAR BOTH IN THE LORDS AND THE COMMONS ON THE GROUNDS
THAT ALL THE DEPENDENCIES SHOULD BE TREATED IDENTICALLY.
THEY ARE MEANWHILE CONSIDERING THE MATTER OF THE LORDS' VOTE IN
FAVOUR OF THE AMENDMENT ABOVE.
CARRINGTON
DISTRIBUTION
LIMITED
HKGD
NTD
SED
WIAD
MCD
SAMD
PS
PS/LPS
PS/MR RIDLEY
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE
MR DAY
MR ADAMS
MR DONALD
MR URE
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