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b.

c.

local citizenship in the territories in which they

now reside;

that the question is now under study by officials

whether BPP status should be withdrawn from the

subjects of the Sultan of Brunei who already possess

Brunei citizenship. The Prime Minister, on 25 July,

was in favour of this if it could be done;

that all other BPPs would be able to reacquire that

status on a personal basis if they had no possibility

of acquiring another nationality or foreign travel

documents.

6. Ministers also decided that it would be desirable to

deprive citizens of the UK and Colonies (see paragraph 5 iii.

above) who are dual nationals of their UK and Colonies nationality.

Examples are the Anglo-Argentine community in Argentina and the

"Queen's Chinese" in Penang and Malacca.

7.

Officials have been directed to consider further whether

some revision of current UK policy on dual nationals is

desirable, eg whether an alien on naturalisation as a UK

citizen should be required to renounce his former nationality

and so completely throw in his lot with this country. This is

under study. Further work is also being done on the question

of putting the enjoyment of civic privileges by Commonwealth

citizens in the UK on a reciprocal basis, ie if their country

of origin gives us substantial reciprocity, they will be allowed

eg to vote here, but if Englishmen cannot vote in their country

of origin, they will not be able to do so here.

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