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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 221 OF 8 JUNE INFO WELLINGTON AND OTTAWA
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YOUR TELNOS 282 AND 2831 SCORRI REPORT ON COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS
WITH A UK BORN GRANDPARENT
1. REACTION HERE TO SCORRI REPORT AS A WHOLE ON PUBLICATION WAS MEAGRE. THERE HAS BEEN SCARCELY ANY COMMENT SINCE THEN.
2. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE THOSE WHO EXPRESS DEEP
REGRET THAT, AS THEY SEE IT, THIS MEASURE REPRESENTS YET A FURTHER WEAKENING OF THE TRADITIONAL TIES BETWEEN US, WE HAVE NO REASON TO EXPECT ANY GREATER REACTION, EITHER OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL, TO THE PRESENT SPECIFIC AND LIMITED PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR SETTLEMENT FROM AUSTRALIANS WITH
A UK BORN GRANDPARENT. A LARGE NUMBER OF UK MIGRANTS IN
AUSTRALIA RETAIN THEIR UK CITIZENSHIP AND WOULD NOT THEREFORE BE AFFECTED. THEY COULD, OF COURSE, BE EXPECTED TO SHOW GREATER INTEREST IN PROPOSALS AFFECTING DUAL NATIONALITY,
3. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHANGE WILL BE IMPORTANT, E.G.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO STRESS THAT WORKING HOLIDAYS AND ENTRY
BY VISITORS TO THE UK WILL BOTH REMAIN UNAFFECTED. THESE ARE
THE MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST TO THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN,
UNDER AUSTRALIA'S OWN EXTENSIVE IMMIGRATION PROGRAMME
WHICH PLACES GREAT EMPHASIS ON FAMILY TIES, CUKC'S WITH ·
AN AUSTRALIAN PARENT OR GRAND-PARENT ARE GIVEN SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION FOR UNASSISTED ENTRY INTO AUSTRALIA.
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