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is unlikely to be a source of more difficulties for us
the European Commission on Human Rights than we suffer
at present in respect of those who will become British
Overseas Citizens, British subjects and British protected
persons, referred to in Hyde's letter. The third foreign
policy problem is that by mid-October all Falkland Islanders
may have become entitled to be British citizens on 1
January 1983 if as seems probable Lord Bruce of
Donnington's Bill is passed against government advice.
makes This is a much more serious case than putting 'British
myht national' in passports. As a result Hong Kong may well
Ther
intend to lead the dependent Territories in demanding o a concession that recorded to the Fachlands
to
similar treatment
eatment Hong Kong's demand would be argued
fi match
inter alia on the grounds that more Hong Kong people
(seamen) died in recovering the Falklands than Falkland
similarly Islanders.and that Hong Kong belongers should have the
right of admission to the UK if put under pressure by
another power. Racial discrimination wil be alleged
1
would
in the event of refusal. I feel that in this context
we must at least be able to confirm British protection in
the way in which Hong Kong has requested. That done,
1
it would be less difficult to resist, as we undoubtedly
any must,
admission for
demands for any further commitment to admit Hong
Kong BDTCs.
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ryuudlin Hery Key as provocative, at the more so
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I am sorry to have writtten at such length but this
indicates my concern. It would obviously be extremely
helpful to the Prime Minister if we could advise her that
the Hong Kong request for the designation 'British national descrption
can be granted. Otherwise she will be open to strong
attack on this emotive subject when she visits Hong Kong
on
.26-28
September, and this could sour the
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