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FCO 071626Z AUG 79

TO ROUTINE ANGUILLA

TELEGRAR NUMBER 52 OF 7 AUGUST

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AND TO ALL OFFICERS ADMINISTERING GOVERNMENTS OF DEPEN

TERRITORIES

MIPT: NATIONALITY LAW

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1. MINISTERS FAVOUR THE USE OF THE TERMS PROPOSED IN THE GREEN PAPER FOR THOSE CATEGORIES (A) AND (C) IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF NIPT. THOSE WITH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK WOULD ACCORDINGLY BECOME BRITISH CITIZENS, AND THOSE WITHOUT CONNECTIONS WITH ANY UK TERRITORY WOULD BECOME BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS.

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2. THE TITLE TO BE USED FOR THOSE WHOSE UK NATIONALITY DERIVES 54

FROM THEIR CONNECTION WITH A DEPENDENT TERRITORY IS MORE DIFFICULT. WE RECOGNISE THAT THERE WOULD BE LOCAL ADVANTAGES, PARTICULARLY

70 IN HONG KONG, IF THE PRESENT TITLE OF CITIZEN OF THE UK AND COLONIE (9 COULD BE RETAINED FOR PEOPLE IN THIS CATEGORY, BUT AS THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO SPLIT THE PRESENT CITIZENSHIP, RETENTION OF THE CLD TITLE WOULD BE INACCURATE AND MISLEADING, POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES FOR CONSIDERATION ARE:-

A) BRITISH CITIZEN OF DEPENDENT OVERSEAS TERRITORIES, THIS WOULD

BE ACCURATE BUT CUMBERSOME.

B) BRITISH COLONIAL CITIZEN. THIS WOULD FIT IN WELL WITH THE OTHER

TITLE BUT MIGHT SEEM ANACHRONISTIC IN SOME TERRITORIES.

3. WE SHOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS ON THESE TITLES AND ANY FURTHER SUGGESTIONS, YOU SHOULD HOWEVER BE AWARE THAT THE HOME OFFICE OBJECT TO TERMS SUCH AS CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM COLONIES (SIC NO QUOTE AND UNQUOTE BETWEEN QUOTE KINGDOM UNQUOTE AND QUOTE COLONIES UNQUOTE) AND BRITISH CITIZEN OF HONG KONG, BRITISH CITIZEN OF GIBRALTAR,

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