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00 HONG KONG DESKBY 250100Z

GRS 105

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 250100Z

FM FCO 2417007 NOV 82

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

TELEGRAM NUMBER 992 OF 24 NOVEMBER

STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLIFT

NO

HKGD.

235

NO DISTRIC¡

38149

1

HKK 340|1!

A826/4

BRITISH NATIONALITY (FALKLAND ISLANDS) AMENDMENT BILL

1. THE SECOND READING OF THIS BILL WILL BE MOVED BY LADY

VICKERS ON 29 NOVEMBER. I AM TELEGRAPHING TEXT OF OPERATIVE CLAUSE

SEPARATELY.

2. STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, HMG ARE UNLIKELY TO

OPPOSE THE BILL. MINISTERS HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ALL

ASPECTS, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG CONSIDERATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN FULLY

PUT TO THEM.

3. MIFT CONTAINS A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM LORD

MACLEHOSE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD REPLY TO THIS VIA ME.

PYM

1

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