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(b) British Overseas Citizenship.

British overseas citizens

have no such right (Green Paper, page 6, top).

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There are other differences between the two classes of

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nationality. It is thus evident that British overseas is sed clogg Sme Axe Grançons citizens will have a right of entry to a dependency but many

will not and their "returnability" will always be a matter of

doubt to frontier control officers, making it difficult for

them to travel.

The objections of the dependent territories/to the

creation of British Overseas Citizenship have been communicated

to the Home Office from time to time (see Annex II) but the

Home Office officials concerned with changes in the law of

nationality have continued to work within the guidelines laid

down in the Green Paper.

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5. It is necessary for immigration purposes to distinguish

persons who belong to the United Kingdom from persons who

belong to the dependencies. Indeed, that is one of the

principle objects of the Green Paper.: If United Kingdom

nationals who belong to dependencies are given rights of

residence in their dependencies equal to rights of residence

in the United Kingdom given to persons who belong to the

United Kingdom their status would not be evidently inferior.

E. If persons who belong to dependencies are given rights in

their dependencies as proposed in paragraph 5 above it will be

necessary to create another class of national for persons who

have no rights in any territory. This was proposed by the

Governor of Hong Kong when he called on the Home Office (see

minute of 15 June by Mr McLaren of HKGD Annex III). Such

people will of course be at a disadvantage compared with the

rest who have no rights of residence at present so nothing is

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