1986-05-12
11:52
FOREIGN OFFICE LONDON.
01 930 9389
10
GRS 350
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1418
-OF ́0911502 MAY
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
EX-SERVICEMEN
BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.
· THE SECOND WORLD WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION HAS RESPONDED TO THE HOME SECRETARY'S STATEMENT ON 23 APRIL MAN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY INFORMING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION THAT 157 MEMBERS INTEND TO APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP, AND SEEKING HIS ADVICE ON PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY BDTCS AND C OF HOLDERS RESPECTIVELY. (TEXT IN MY 1ST FT).
SUBJECT TO YOUR WIEWS AND THOSE OF THE HOME OFFICE WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE LINES OF THE TABLE IN OUR 2ND «FT,
THE WAY HN WHICH THESE APPLICATIONS ARE HANDLED, PARTICULARLY THE TIME TAKEN FOR APPROVAL, HS LIKELY TO ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE LOCAL INTEREST. THE ANTRICACIES OF THE ROUTES AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS CALL FOR A MEASURE OF CO-ORDINAT-PON BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE HOME OFFICE AS WELL AS BETWEEN FCO AND HO, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF PAPERS COULD BE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF NAMED OFFICERS SO THEY WILL NOT BE DROWNED IN THE SEA OF APPLICATIONS THAT REACH B1 AND 84 DIVISIONS.
ON POINTS OF PROCEDURE:
(A) WE ASSUME THAT APPLICATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT WILL HAVE TO BE REFERRED. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER SETTLEMENT WILL BE GRANTED ON ARRIWAL AND HOW SOON AFTER ARRIVAL IN UK, APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE FOR BC, UNDER $6(1) OR $6(2).
(B) WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FROM EX-SERVICEMEN FOR 4(5) REGISTRATION INDIVIDUALLY AS RECIEVED, IE SEPARATE FROM OTHER BULK
4(5) DESPATCHES,
(C) IN THE CASE OF 4(5) APPLICATIONS ALREADY SUBMITTED DY EX-SERVICEMEN WE PROPOSE TO SCREEN THEM ONCE AGAIN AS WHEN WE EXAMINED THEM THE FIRST TIME WAR SERVICE WAS NOT ALWAYS RELEVANT, OF THE CASES YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR TELNO 687 MA LEO D'ALMADA IS NOT A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS BECAUSE HE IS LIVING IN LISBON AND HIS SISTER IS NOT A MEMBER BECAUSE THE ASSOCIATIONS CATER MAINLY FOR MEN. THE OTHERS MENTIONED WAR SERVICE BUT PROVIDED NO DETAILS AND NONE WERE ASKED OF THEM, WE SHALL NOW PROCEED TO DO Sa.
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