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OF 181545Z MARCH 86

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

19 MAR 1986

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY Action Taken

FOR GOVERNOR FROM LAYDEN

YOUR TELNO

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

364

1.

AND ITS

OFFICE AT

THERE IS NO MINIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN THE LAYING OF AN ORDER

PASSAGE HROUGH PARLIAMENT.

WE HAVE CONSULTED HE HOME

OFFICIAL LEVEL AND HAVE GREED WITH HEM HAT N THE

CIRCUMSTANCES A FORM OF WORDS WHICH MIGHT SUGGEST AN INTERVAL OF

SOME TIME BETWEEN THE TWO STEPS WOULD POSE PROBLEMS, AS IT WOULD

NARROW MINISTERS' OPTIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF THE ORDER. WE

THEREFORE DO NOT FAVOUR THE FORMULATION IN PARA 2 OF TUR.

2.

TAKE THE POINT, HOWEVER, IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA

1 OF TUR. TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING

WORDING, WITH WHICH THE HOME OFFICE ARE CONTENT:

'ONCE LAID, THE ORDER WILL HAVE TO BE DEBATED BY BOTH HOUSES

OF PARLIAMENT AND THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE

CONCERNED TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE MATTER.'

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/R RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON MR BARRINGTON

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 OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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