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RM MANILA 2603502 SEP 79.

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 394 OF 26 SEPTEMBER

PERSONAL FOR CORTAZZI FROM MURRAY. NATIONALITY BILL.

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1. FCO TELEGRAMS TO SINGAPORE NOS. 230 AND 233 WERE VERY HELPFUL IN MY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. YOU WILL SEE FROM HIS TELEGRAM THAT HE IS FIRMLY OF VIEW THAT THREE CATEGORIES ARE ESSENTIAL. HE HAS SOME IDEAS FOR NOMENCLATURE

ON CATEGORY B WHICH HE IS TESTING CONFIDENTIALLY ON MEMBERS OF EXCO BUT HE IS AS OPPOSED AS PERCY CRADOCK TO BRITISH CITIZEN OF HONG KONG'' FOR IDENTICAL REASONS.

2. I HAVE URGED JACK CATER TO GO THROUGH THE GREEN PAPER QUICKLY BUT CAREFULLY FOR POINTS WHICH MIGHT TROUBLE HONG KONG AS MCLAREN

SUGGESTS.

3. WE MAY BE TELEGRAPHING AGAIN ON TRANSMISSION OF NATIONALITY

BY DESCENT WHEN MR BLAKER HAS REVIEWED PAPERS.

BENTLEY

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