TNAG-1189-FCO40-1491-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-the-British-nationa-1982 — Page 50

CODE 18-77

1

Mr Campbell

Reference

A.r. Boger

Pl. consider.

Y 2018

ник 3401

(103)

See (129

NATIONALITY: FALKLAND ISLANDS

CSE

No

123 1/2 Af 31/8

Mr Addison's letter of 17 August from Home Office attached

1.

The chances are that Lord Bruce will not be deflected from the Second Reading of his Bill to amend the British Nationality Act 1981 by extending British citizenship to all Falkland Islanders.

Our own Ministers have not yet decided what their response should be to a potentially awkward Parliamentary situation.

2.

3. Meanwhile Mr Addison has asked for comment by 17 September on the text of a Second Reading speech. This is drafted on the assumption that we shall wish to point out the objections to Lord Bruce's Bill. If that is our line then we shall want to reinforce the draft in every possible way.

4. Meanwhile it might be best to withhold comment until we know the wishes of our own Ministers on the handling of this essentially Parliamentary problem.

19 August 1982

Cc:

SAMD

HKGD

WIAD

SPD

SED

Parliamentary Unit

Carris spleen Mcconto

is

C J Howells

Nationality & Treaty Dept