TNAG-0901-FCO40-1111-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1979 — Page 20

Distribution:-

Security Classification

CONFIDENTIAL

Precedence ROUTINE

1

DESKBY

Z

Ale No.

Department

NED

OUTWARD

Drafted by

RG SMEDLEY

TELEGRAM

(Block Capitals}

Tel. Extn...

FOR

COMMS. DEPT. USE

(Date)

Despatched

POSTBY

{Time)

..Z

{Restrictive Prefix}........ (Caveat]

PREAMBLE

(Time of Origin)

.Z(G.M.T.)

(Security Class)

CONFIDENTIAL

(Codeword)

ROUTINE

TO.

(precedence)

ALL OFFICERS ADMINISTERING GOVERNMENTS IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIEpost)

AND TO (precedence/post).

AND SAVING TO..

REPEATED TO (for info)...........

SAVING TO (for info)..

[TEXT]

Privacy Marking)..

(Deskby).....

Tel. No.

of..

Z

Z

Copies to:-

Reference my immediately preceeding telegrams. NATIONALITY LAW

1.

Transitional provisions for the acquisition of the new statuses upon the appointed day.

2. Citizenship of the metropolitan territory would be acquired by citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who were

a) born, naturalised or registered in the United

Kingdom,

b) who had a parent or grandparent qualified as above, c) who have been registered in the United Kingdom for a period to be decided.

3. Colonial citizenship would be acquired mutatis mutan- dis by persons who are connected with a colony in a similar manner.

4. Permanent provisions for the acquisition of nationality.

5. Metropolitan citizenship would be acquired by all persons born in the United Kingdom (with minor exceptions

/and