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INDEX

STRY Action Taken

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

NATIONALITY QRDER IN COUNCIL

1.

MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY, DATED 23 APRIL, TO LYDIA DUNN'S LETTER OF 28 FEBRUARY. YOU MAY

HAND THE TEXT TO MISS DUNN AT AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT YOU

INFORM THE UMELCO AD HOC GROUP IN CONFIDENCE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION ON THE THREE REQUESTS. THE SIGNED

ORIGINAL FOLLOWS BY BAG.

2.

THERE IS, OF COURSE, NO OBJECTION IF MISS DUNN WISHES TO

MAKE THE TEXT OF THE LETTER PUBLIC.

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 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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