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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE SK OFFICER

TELEGRAM NUMBER 47 OF 8 JANUARY 1980

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,

TO MURRAY FROM CATER.

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YOUR TELNO PERSONAL 1 OF 4 JANUARY TO ANGUILLA: NATIONALITY LAW

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TO BEF

1. IN YOUR TELNO 801 OF 5 OCTOBER YOU AUTHORISED ME TO CONSULT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON WHAT NOMENCLATURE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR

HONG KONG BELONGERS. THIS WAS DONE AND I REPORTED THE OUTCOME

IN TELNO 1421 OF THE 11TH OCTOBER,

2. ON THE BASIS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND UMELCO ADVICE THE

FOLLOWING WERE PREFERENCES:

A) CUKC

B) CUKC (HONG KONG)

C)

BRITISH CITIZEN HONG KONG

D) BRITISH (HONG KONG) CITIZEN

WITH DEFINITE DISTASTE FOR:

E) CUK DEPENDENCIES (HONG KONG), AND

F) CUKC (HONG KONG).

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3. THE REQUEST NOW CONTAINED IN YOUR TELEGRAM FOR ME TO COMMENT ON ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS, ONLY (D) OF WHICH IS IN THE PREFERRED LIST PROPOSED BY UMELCO, PUTS ME IN A DIFFICULT POSITION, ESPECIALLY AS IN PARA 5 IT IS IMPLIED THAT I CANNOT

GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR AT LEAST TO THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL

MEMBER,

4. AS YOU KNOW THE FACT THAT THE HOME OFFICE ARE TOTALLY

OPPOSED TO CUKC WILL MEAN THAT WHEN THE WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED THERE IS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERABLE AND UNFAVOURABLE

LOCAL COMMENT. IF UNOFFICIALS IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ARE NOT

CONSULTED ON NOMENCLATURE, MEARING IN MIND THE LAPSE IN

TIME SINCE OCTOBER, WE SHALL BE PUTTING THEM IN A VERY

DIFFICULT POSITION. THIS I CONSIDER WE MUST AVOID.

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