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ZCZC

MILNAN 1922 OCMIAN 1922

CONFIDENTIAL

OO HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

111630Z MAR

GRS 143

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 464

OF 111630Z MARCH 86

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нни

04014

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

13 MAR 1986

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

M

Action Taken

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN

YOUR TELNO 744: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

335

1.

MR RENTON HAS LOOKED AT THIS QUESTION AGAIN, AND HAS

ASKED US TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER AT OFFICIAL LEVEL. WE SHALL TRY

TO WORK TOWARDS AN AGREED SUBMISSION BY FCO AND HOME OFFICE

MINISTERS TO OD(K). IT MAY HAVE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE LEGAL

DIFFICULTIES ON THE ONE HAND AND THE POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON

THE OTHER, AND LEAVE IT TO OD(K) TO DECIDE ON OUR COURSE OF

ACTION. WE SHALL NATURALLY DO OUR BEST TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

AND RECRIMINATION IN HONG KONG (YOUR PARA 4) BUT MINISTERS WILL

INEVITABLY BE RELUCTANT TO ACT AGAINST LAW OFFICERS' ADVICE.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS.

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HUM FID

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