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Mr W Jones N&TD

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INDEX

PA

NEW NATIONALITY LEGISLATION: CONSULTATION WITH DEPENDENCIES

1. Your circular minute of 1 October.

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2.

3.

a.

I agree with your proposed course of action.

May I offer the following drafting comments:

I agree with the thrust of para 5 of Mr Pettitt's minute of 5 October, but would suggest "Executive Council/Ministers" as an alternative phrase to "legal advisers or legislature".

b.

The telegrams should be addressed to OAGS rather than Governors (since Mr Godden in Anguilla is not a Governor).

C. The "serious political difficulties" referred to in the last sentence of para 3 of the draft submission would not just affect OAGS, but, more importantly, HMG.

d. Can we make any use of the general constitutional point in para 2 onwards of Mr Murray's minute of 4 October to Mr Figg (copied to you) when writing to the Home Office?

8 October 1979

CC: Mr Quartill HK & GD

Mr Pettitt SPD

Mr Gordon SED

Mr Cowling S AM. D Mr Perceval M & CD

B T Holmes

West Indian and African

Department

CONFIDENTIAL

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