would not meet the Falkland Islanders' basic objections since it would do nothing to remove the present
restrictions on entry to the United Kingdom which is very much their bone of contention.
UKPH from East Africa
9.
Another important issue to be resolved is the future of those United Kingdom Passport Holders from East Africa. The Home Office paper states that they will not become British Citizens because this would result in an un-
acceptable immigration commitment. However, the Green Faper said that changes in the nationality law would not affect the Special Voucher scheme for holders of
United Kingdom passports from East Africa. We understand
from Home Office officiels that it is still the intention
to continue the special voucher scheme after the introduction of the new Nationality Act and that the omission of any mention of this in the Home Office Paper is without significance. However, we need at least en assurance on this point and ideally a clearer description than we now have of the criteria to be applied to determine which UKPH are eligible to apply for special vouchers and which are not. We should expect serious difficulties from the Indians in particular and also in other countries where UKPH are now located, if this aspect is not satisfactorily dealt with.
PROPOSED ACTION
10. Until the major issues referred to in paragraphs 3- 9 above are resolved I submit that it would be premature for the Home Office to put the Bill to the Home Affairs Committee and propose that a meeting be held at Assistant Under-Secretary level to discuss the outstanding differences? A draft reply to Mr Butler's letter from the Private Secretary, to this effect, is
submitted herewith.
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