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HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

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NATIONALITY

MR RENTON ASKED LAST NIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL BRIEFING NOTES

ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

(A)

CLA IMED PARALLEL WITH FALKLAND ISLANDS:

NOT APPROPRIATE TO DRAW A PARALLEL. THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (FALKLAND ISLANDS) ACT 1983 CONFERRED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP ON THE FALKLAND ISLANDS BECAUSE OF THEIR PARTICULAR ROLE IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC HOSTILITIES. WAS MADE CLEAR DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE ACT THAT THEIR SITUATION WAS WHOLLY EXCEPTIONAL, AND THAT THIS DID NOT PROVIDE A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. MAJORITY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDERS WERE ALREADY BRITISH CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY CUKC'S WITH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK THROUGH THEIR PARENTS OR

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CLA IMED PARALLEL WITH GIBRALTAR:

NOT APPROPRIATE TO DRAW A PARALLEL. BRITISH CITIZENSHIP HAS NOT BEEN CONFERRED ON GIBRALTARIANS. PEOPLE CLOSELY

CONNECTED WITH GIBRALTAR ARE BDICS. THEY HAVE AN

UNCONDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION AS BRITISH CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY FALL TO BE TREATED AS UK NATIONALS

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