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00 HONG KONG DESKBY 090100Z

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FM FCO 081400Z JUNE 81

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 517 OF 8 JUNE

FOR GOVERNOR

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LKK 340/1

RECEIVES VARY MD. 51

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JUN 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

а

REGISTRY Action Taken

Masajy

asy Pas 1016

YOUR TELS NOS 532 AND 571: BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL

1. TEXT OF REPLY TO SIR S Y CHUNG'S LETTER OF 22 MAY IS IN

MIFT.

2.

PLEASE PASS IT ON TO HIM.

ORIGINAL BY BAG. AS YOU WILL SEE

IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE DRAFT IN YOUR TELNO 533, FOR

WHICH WE WERE MOST GRATEFUL. THE AMENDMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN

MADE ARE NECESSITATED MAINLY BY LEGAL NICETIES AND DO NOT

SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THE MESSAGE.

3.

WE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT UMELCO WILL ACCEPT THE ASSURANCES

IN THE REPLY AND WE SHALL BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR ANYTHING YOU

CAN DO TO ASSIST THIS.

CARRINGTON

LIMITED

HKGD

NTD

MVD

PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR RIDLEY

PS/MR LUCE

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD

MR ADAMS

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COPIES TO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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