TNAG-1190-FCO40-1492-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-the-British-nationa-1982 — Page 51

Mr Brown

(NTD)

CONFIDENTIAL

PA

This 19

(125

HKK 340)|

Apts/9

Proposal by Hong Kong to describe British

Dependent Territories Citizens as 'British Nationals'

in Passports

118

The Secretary of State has seen your submission of 9 September and Lord Belstead's comments on it. He does not think that this issue can be settled this week and believes that undue haste may be dangerous. Rather than write at length to Mr Whitelaw now, he would prefer to suggest to Mr Whitelaw that the Prime Minister be briefed to listen to what the people of Hong Kong have to say to her on this issue and undertake to consider it on her return.

I enclose a draft minute from the Secretary of State to Mr Whitelaw and would be grateful for your comments and those of others as soon as possible.

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14 September 1982

(J E Holmes)

cc: PS

PS/Lord Belstead

Mr Rifkind

Mr Donald

Lord N Gordon Lennox

HKGD

MVD

WED

Sir I Sinclair

Mr Rushford

CONFIDENTIAL