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GRS 100
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 211
OF 2103OOZ JANUARY 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKİNG
TOP COPY
нии околу 0404
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 1 JAN 1986
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY: PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.
W
1. WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST (WHO HAVE RECEIVED A COPY) THAT A BRIEF PAPER WAS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BY THE HOME OFFICE, APPARENTLY AN ADVANCE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE, SETTHING OUT THE REASONS FOR HMG'S INABILITY TO GRANT BRITISH CITIZENSHIP TO THE MINORINTIES OR TO THE EX- SERVICEMEN. THIS PAPER HIS LINKELY TO BE THE OBJECT OF ADVERSE COMMENT IN HONG KONG, ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT IS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH THAT HMG CANNOT MEET THESE REQUESTS: LOBBYING ACTIVELY AGAINST THEM IN ADVANCE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES LIKELY TO BE
REGARDED AS UNNECESSARILY DISOBLINGING.
2. HIT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL THE WE COULD AT LEAST HAVE BEEN ALERTED TO THE HOME OFFICE'S PLANS. GRATEFUL FOR ANY BACKGROUND WHICH WE MIGHT USE IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESS QUESTIONS WHICH WILL
ALMOST CERTAINLY ARISE.
YOUDE
LIMITED HKD FED
NTD
MR WILSON.
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