TNAG-0495-FCO40-560-Deportation-of-foreign-nationals-from-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 173

Miss

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Mr Stewart

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(RID) helpful president.

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1976

31/12.

TO ROUTINE DUBLIN TEL NO 311 OF 28 DECEMBER INFO ISLAMABAD.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 693 AND TELEPHONE DISCUSSION DONNELLY-DALY.:

MISS SULTANA.

WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE HOME OFFICE. THE POSITION IS THAT MISS SULTANA'S APPEAL WILL BE HEARD ON MONDAY, 31 DECEMBER. THE Sultana APPEAL IS AGAINST THE DEPORTATION ORDER NAMING PAKISTAN AS THE

COUNTRY TO WHICH SHE WILL BE SENT. THE REASON FOR PAKISTAN APPEARING

A

Pakistan

Inational IN THE DEPORTATION ORDER IS THE HOME OFFICE CONCERN THAT SHE SHOULD

CO TO A COUNTRY WHICH WILL ACCEPT HER.

2. MISS SULTANA'S SOLICITORS WILL ALREADY HAVE SEEN AN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM WHICH POINTS OUT THAT IF MISS SULTANA WISHES TO BE DEPORTED TO THE IRISH REPUBLIC THERE MUST BE SOME INDICATION FROM THE IRISH THAT THEY WILL BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT HER. THE SOLICITOR MAY ALREADY BE ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN A STATEMENT ON THESE LINES FROM THE

IRISH.

3. WHATEVER THE OUTCOME OF THE APPEAL ON MONDAY, THE HOME SECRETARY WILL CONSIDER THE WHOLE QUESTION OF MISS SULTANA'S REMOVAL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL REPRESENTATIONS THAT ARE MADE TO HIM, IF THE IRISH GOVERNMENT GENUINELY FEEL THAT THEY WANT HER IT IS OPEN FOR THEM TO SAY SO AND WE WOULD PASS ON THEIR REPRESENTATIONS TO THE HOME SECRE-

TARY.

4. AT THE APPEAL PROCEEDINGS ON MONDAY THE HOME OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE BRIEFED TO SAY THAT, IN THE LIGHT OF THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS- ROUSED BY THIS CASE, IF THE APPEAL COES AGAINST MISS SULTANA ANY REPRESENTATIONS HER LAWYER WISHES TO MAKE WOULD BE PUT BEFORE MINISTERS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THIS WOULD HOWEVER BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO WHAT THE HOME OFFICE SEE AS A POINT OF PRINCIPLE: 1.6. THAT THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND SHOULD NOT BECOME AN EASY WAY OUT FOR THOSE SUBJECT TO DEPORTATION ORDERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO RETURN TO (EG) PAKISTAN, THE HOME OFFICE WILL MAKE THIS GENERAL POINT OF PRINCIPLE AT THE HEARING.

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