TNAG-0661-FCO40-810-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1977 — Page 55

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Reference.

Mr Stewart

HK&GD

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1. Please see the attached minute by Mr Hawley about your proposed letter to the 2 unofficial members of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong.

2. I spoke to Mr Hawley and pointed out that he had not only re- drafted your paragraphs 2 and 3 but had also omitted your paragraph about Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands which I thought should go in. It then appeared that there had been a misunderstanding between Mr Hawley and his secretary and he had not intended to omit this paragraph.

3. If the last paragraph is restored to the draft, I have no further comments.

2 August 1977

Resmedley.

RG Smedley Nationality and Treaty Department C1 537 213 3794

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