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CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSON AL

10.

Unofficials may well decide in light of the debate

to come to the UK to lobby

will in that Their decision

options, Minister.

do

or

not,

and

we

on

behalf of their preferred case want to see the Prime will probably depend on the

tone taken by Mr Waddington in the debate. Whether they

hope to be in endorsement in BN (0) persuaded, ex-servicemen.

The Governor

to concede a position

if passports,

the Home Office while holding firm

the Indians believe

on the

can

be

on

and

to seems

that

this

might satisfy the Unofficials, though there would be great bitterness among the minority communities.

ever,

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A C Galsworthy

Hong Kong Department

CC: Dr Wilson

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