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CONFIDENTIAL

OCMIAN 3369

CONFIDENTIAL

DD 300100Z HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

29150OZ APR

GRS 126

Han 34011

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 MAY 1986

33369 1

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

-

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO DESKBY 300100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 779

OF 29150OZ APRIL 86

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL: HOME SECRETARY'S REPLY TO THE

INDIANS

1.

630

MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE HOME

SECRETARY TO MR SITAL OF THE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG INDIAN

ASSOCIATIONS EXPLAINING THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION NOT TO MEET THE LEGCO REQUEST FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITIES. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ARRANGE TO PASS THE TEXT TO MR SITAL, EXPLAINING THAT THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW. (IT IS BEING DESPATCHED BY BAG, ADDRESSED TO HOARE).

2.

SEE MIFT.

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, BL DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

CONFIDENTIAL.

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