purposes of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act,
but that ships registered in the United Kingdom, if deemed to
constitute appart of his Majesty's dominions, must be deemed to
constitute a part of the United Kingdom and not of British India
As indicated in the preceding paragraph, service in British
ships is not regarded in the United Kingdom as the exact
equivalent of residence on shore within His Majesty's dominions
much less as residence in the United Kingdom but rather as not
necessarily ine onsistent with the essential continuity of such
residence.
3. Sir William Joynson-Hicks observes from paragraph 5 of
the memorial that #r. Rode has, when not at sea in the
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exercise of his profession, resided for the last three years
in British India and previously in other parts of His Majesty's
dominions. His residence in the United Kingdon has been very
slight and he would not be regarded as at present eligible for
naturalization in this country: a copy of correspondence in
1923 with his solicitors is enclosed for Lord Birkenhead's
information.
4. Whether or not the alien may be regarded as sufficiently
complying with the statutory requirement of residence in
British India, however, Sir William Joynaon-Hicks would observe
that it is contrary to the general practice in the United
Kingdom to grant a certificate of naturalization to a married
alien while his wife is out of British jurisdiction. Apart
from the international difficulty involved by the exercise
of an act of sovereignty in conferring British nationality
on the wife while she is within another sovereign State, it
is difficult to be satisfied as to the gemuineness of the
applicant's "residence" and intentions (especially if the
country in which his wife resides is his country of origin).
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