TNAG-0980-FCO40-1199-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1980 — Page 48

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FM HONG KONG 200504Z NOVEMBER 80

TO ROUTINE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1524 OF 20 NOVEMBER

FOR MORRICE

FROM CLIFT

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NO DISTRIBUTION

THIS TELEGRAM

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AKK 340

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 2 1 NOV 1980

DESK OFFICER INDEX

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REGISTRY Action Taken

128

126

FCO TELNO 1031

LOCALLY ENGAGED CIVIL SERVANTS.

1. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE GOVERNOR. THE FIGURE WAS GIVEN

IN CONFIDENCE AND AS AN ILLUSTRATION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS

POTENTIALLY INFINITELY BIGGER THAN THE FEW HUNDRED ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICERS WHO HAD SO FAR MADE REPRESENTATIONS. SINCE THE DISCUSSION

WAS ABOUT CONCERN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, NATURALLY THE FIGURES DID NOT INCLUDE DEPENDANTS.

2. WE SHOULD SIMPLY TAKE NOTE OF THE GOVERNORS GENERAL WARNING

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF OFFICERS WHO WOULD BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE: AND THE EFFECT OF THE NATIONALITY WHITE PAPER AS A CATALYST.

3. THE FIGURE SHOULD NOT (NOT) BE PASSED OUTSIDE THE F C O. SINCE IT IS LIABLE TO MISCONSTRUCTION WE SHOULD NOT USE IT IN PAPERS ON EITHER OF THE TOPICS YOU MENTION.

MACLEHOSE

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