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its definition under)

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SUBJECT:

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1. Irefer

Nationality

to Paras. 10 and !! of Sir Jack Cater's

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We need to be srecan in debinim the letter of 20 October.

people we and talking about." Locally recruited Adarinstvative officers is hit, I belive entirely satisfactory description. They are I sayyed 2. The concern of thes bcally recreated Administrative officers is

very interpretation put on the new Chinese Nationality Law by HM Embassy Peking

underlines this. (Para 6 of Peixe's Letter of 2October)

3. In the event of Hong Kong's reabsorption by China these people, and other similar officers, war iigut

requite the right of residence in the UK, which would only be enjoyed by British Citizens under the White Paper proposals. Citizenship of the British Dependent Territories would not be sufficient, suggests that this might be

possible

Service Eveninder the claus

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fuses

clause on Crown

forprets this so uberating problems:-

would a durding

durding line be drawn between those officers in the Hong Kong Government and security forces

who have close unks with the UK

And those whose immediate loyalty! solely to Hong Kong.

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