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you would attempt to keep them to close variants of the

suggested title. Other titles which have been mentioned

during the rounds of confidential consultations which were

significantly different from this title. e.g. 'British Citizen

of Gibraltar' or 'British (Hong Kong) Citizen' have been

carefully considered and have had to be rejected as would any

others which give the impression of an individual citizenship

for the dependencies.

6.

Two provisions for acquisition of citizenship after a new

law had come into force (points numbers

and

in

We

the attached paper) have not previously been referred to OAGS.

On the first point we do not know whether it would be

practicable or desirable to try to draft a provision for the

dependent territories similar to that which is proposed for

British Citizenship for transmission of citizenship to people

of the second or subsequent generation born overseas who have

a particularly close and specified connection with the UK.

should welcome views on this. On the second point we would

hope that the provision for acqusition of citizenship by the

child of the second or subsequent generation born overseas of

citizen parents after a period of residence in the territory

of his parents would be cceptable to the dependencies.

modality of acqusition of citizenship under these two

provisions would be by registration by the Governor.

The

7. Finally, there is the very important question of the right

of abode in a denendencvfor a person who acquires the citizen-

ship of the dependent territories by virtue of a connection

with it. The right of abode in denendencies is generally

governed by Immigration Ordinances in individual dependencies.

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We believe that the permanent provisions of the new legislation

that is, those affecting people who are not either born or

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