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YOUR TELNOS 1790-1 AND 1800: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

ORDER IN COUNCIL

1. MY THREE IFTS CONTAIN THE REVISED TEXT OF THE WHITE PAPER.

YOU SHOULD PUT THIS TO EXCO ON 10 SEPTEMBER ON THE BASIS THAT

SOME SLIGHT DRAFTING AMENDMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY LATER. WE WILL

SUBMIT TO MINISTERS IN LIGHT OF EXCO'S COMMENTS.

2. THE REVISED TEXT INCORPORATES MOST OF YOUR PROPOSED

AMENDMENTS. YOU MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATORY NOTES

HELPFUL:

PARA 2 OF THE WHITE PAPER

(A) (YOUR PARA 3(A)(I)). WE HAVE PUT THE REFERENCES TO THE

OFFICIAL REPORTS IN FOOTNOTES, AND PUT THE EXPLANATION OF

AFFIRMATIVE PROCEDURES BACK INTO THE TEXT OF THE WHITE PAPER.

WE HOPE YOU CAN ADOPT THIS FORM.

(B) (YOUR PARA 3(A)(II)). WE ARE CONTENT THAT YOU SHOULD REFER

TO HANSARD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFER TO THE OFFICIAL

REPORT. WE ALSO HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOU OMITTING REFERENCES

TO COMMAND NUMBERS ELSEWHERE IN THE WHITE PAPER.

(C) (YOUR PARA 3(A) (III)). ALTHOUGH DEBATES UNDER AFFIRMATIVE

PROCEDURES ARE USUALLY LIMITED TO ONE AND A HALF HOURS, THIS

IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. WE SHOULD PREFER TO RETAIN OUR

WORDING.

PARA 4 OF THE WHITE PAPER

(D) (YOUR PARA 3(B)(II)).

WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE MATERIAL FROM

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