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OUR TELNO 2872: BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS): REGULATIONS

AND DEPRIVATION RULES

1. FOLLOWING IS SUGGESTED LINE TO TAKE IN ANSWER TO ANY

CRITICISM ABOUT THE REGULATIONS AND RULES ONCE THEY ARE

PUBLISHED.

QUOTE THE REGULATIONS AND RULES ARE BOTH ROUTINE INSTRUMENTS. THEY ARE SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD

ADAPTATIONS OF THE EXISTING BDTC REGULATIONS AND DEPRIVATION

RULES.

THE REGULATIONS SET OUT HOW AND TO WHOM APPLICATIONS FOR BN(0) ARE TO BE MADE. THEY ENSURE THAT APPLICATION FOR BN(0) STATUS CAN BE MADE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

THE DEPRIVATION RULES ARE A RECOGNISED AND ESSENTIAL PART OF ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR ACQUIRING AND LOSING A NEW CITIZENSHIP. THEY IMPOSE NOTHING ON HONG KONG BDTCS TO

WHICH THEY ARE NOT ALREADY SUBJECT UNDER THE BDTC

DEPRIVATION RULES.

UNQUOTE.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

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MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

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MR OSBORNE, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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