DSR 11 (Revised)
DRAFT:
CONFIDENTIAL
minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note
FROM: Mr Adams
DEPARTMENT:
(NTD)
TEL. NO:
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
TO:
D H J Hilary Esq
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Confidential
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Home Office
Lunar House
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SUBJECT:
NATIONALITY WHITE PAPER: INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
1. Thank you for letting me see the first draft of the
proposed statement by the Home Secretary.
2. We have telephoned to Bill Lee the changes which we
should like to see to this draft.
within your deadline.
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This was all we could do
However, I am grateful to you for
saying the FCO would be able to make suggestions later, and
I am consulting other FCO departments on this.
3.
We do not suggest anv structural or presentational
changes to the text. This is primarily a Home Office sub-
ject. However, we have a distinct interest influencing
the initial reaction in this country, especially in the
media,because this will be picked up and relayed overseas
and will cause us problems with other governments if we
do not get it right. Our News Department and our Overseas
Information Denartment will be in touch with your people
about various aspects of this, including the question of
Commonwealth correspondents, especially those
from the sub-continent, but not forgetting the old
Commonwealth.
briefing of
4.
As we see it, for presentation overseas and at home
the statement
and/or a press hand-out
hould usefully
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