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7 NO. 51

· 4 OCT 1979

No A

FM JAKARTA 029125Z OCT

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 324 OF 2 OCTOBER.

FOR CORTAZZI FROM PS/MR BLAKER. MANILA TELNO 395:

BY DESCENT.

NATIONALITY

1. AT INDONESIAN-BRITISH ASSOCIATION LUNCH HERE ON 1 OCTOBER, EXPATRIATE BUSINESSMEN MADE THEIR DEEP CONCERN KNOWN TO MR BLAKER

ON THE LINES HE HAS ALREADY HEARD AT OTHER POSTS. THE COMMON

THREAD WAS THE NEED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT SECOND-

GENERATION PROFESSIONAL EXPATRIATES'' WHOSE CONNECTIONS ARE

WHOLLY WITH UK CAN TRASMMIT BRITISH NATIONALITY TO THEIR CHILDREN.

ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN IMPORTANT BRITISH COMPANY SAID THAT IF

THI WAS IN DOUBT HE WOULD HAVE TO ABANDON HIS JOD AND RETURN

IMMEDIATELY TO UK.

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MVD

NTD

HK & GD

SEAD

PS

PS/LPS

FS/MR BLAKER

PS/MR LUCE PS/FUS SIR A DUFF CHIEF CLERK MR CORTAZZI MR FIGG

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