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2125

HKK 340/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. $1

03 FFR 1981

GR 95

SECRET

FM HONG KONG 2610102 JAN

SECRET

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 73 OF 26 JANUARY, 1981.

MIP T: NATIONALITY BILL

THE CROWN.

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

sex

NATURALISATION FOR SERVICE TO

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1. IT WOULD BE PROFOUNDLY DISTURBING IF PARAGRAPH 1(3) OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE BILL AS NOW WORDED EXCLUDED LOCALLY RECRUITED CROWN SERVANTS AND SENIOR UNOFFICIALS FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALISATION AS BRITIS CITIZENS (SUBJECT OF COURSE TO THE HOME SECRETARY'S DISCRETION AS TO THE ADEQUACY OF SERVICE RENDERED). GRATEFUL TELEGRAPH

POSITION.

2. CLIFT'S LETTER TO CATER OF 12 JANUARY STATED THAT HMOCS WILL BE ELIGIBLE. THIS DOESNT HELP THIS PROBLEM SINCE LOCALLY RECRUITED OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, POLICE, ETC., AND SENIOR UNOFFICIALS ON ALL OF WHOM WE DEPEND SO MUCH, AND WHO WOULD BE EXPOSED IN CASE OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY, REMAIN UNCOVERED.

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED

NTD

HK&GD

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD

MK ADAMS

SECRET

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