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Nor can it be assumed that all the larger territories would necessarily want a separate citizenship. They value their connection with this country and they want a status which adequately reflects this connection. Many dependencies such as Hong Kong would have puferred to keep citizenship of the United Kingdom

and Colonies. But if there must be change, then they want to be replaced by

something which clearly reteins the British link. They do not want an independent status, and indeed they feel in some cases the it Could cause more trouble then it is worth. They are not after all independent entities and they do not necessarily seek to have the Eppurtenances of independence at this glase. They fat that A separate citizenship Could be thought to herald an impending change in their status, which they do not seek end which might well be misunder-

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would help them in this connection) [re have made it clear to them that whilst we are Cannold to give British citizenship to the people of Gibraltar, [ince their ties pro not with the United Kingdow] (we are nonetheless, prepared to

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continue the administrativă concession which enables Gibraltarians, in practice,

to cater the United Kingdom freely, and that the rights of free movement in the

BEC which Gibraltariene alene of the people of the dependencise, enjcy under the Treaty of Rome will not be effected by the Bill. There will be other opportunities

to discuss Gibraltar's situation I do not want to go into detail now about

that dependency.

But I must stress that we do not think a separate citizenship

would in any way meet the basic concerns of the people of Gibraltar

not which we appreciate and understand but which we think are best met in other way♦.

concerns

8. The right hon Gentleman was particularly concerned that citizenship of the British Dependent Territories did not at present carry with it the right of abode in the dependency from which the holder derives his status. How it is true that a collective citizenship of the British Dependent Territories does not of itself create the right of abode in a particular territory. But the dependencies will be reviewing their immigration ordinances in the light of the Bill. We speet that

will be pruned to in general they will amend those ordinances so as to give a citizen of the British Dependent Territories who has acquired that status by virtue of a connection with

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Gibraltar as part of a composite scheme which would give all Gibraltarine Its fight to become Brition citizen on request. That is not fuces acceptable to the Government discrimination for Gibralted foru

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