TNAG-1188-FCO40-1490-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-the-British-nationa-1982 — Page 169

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FROM:

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Confidential

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DEPARTMENT:

Geographical Department

TO:

The Governor

TEL. NO:

B

TYPE: Draft/Final 1+

Reference

Your Reference

Falkland Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

St Helena

Antigua

Copies to:

British Virgin Islands, Anguilla,/Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Pitcairn, Montserrat

SUBJECT: BNA 1981 AND THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN DEPENDENT

TERRITORIES

CAVEAT.

..In Confidence

and to BGR

Bridgetown

1.

Our telegram Rersonal 1 of 16 February 1981 to

Grand Cayman canvassed your views on whether when the new law comes into force, there was likely to be any difficulty in amending your Immigration Ordinance to

grant the right of abode to all those who become British Dependent/Territories citizens by reason of a На Колуч connexion with name of

Įhame of B. Í

2.

Your reply

indicated that you

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foresaw no difficulty. I am therefore writing to you separately in the open series asking that you consult your Ministers with a view to having your Immigration law amended and let me know their reaction.

[To/Anguilla only]

3. We see from the new draft Anguillan Constitution that the husband, or widower, of an Anguillan belonger is to A Generally we have no objection to this. But it is very much in our interests to ensure that such husbands, or widowers, who are CUKCS will continue to have Anguillan status.

beated from Anguillan belonger status in the frolive.

and already belongers