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SUMMARY
1.
Your reference
Our reference
Date
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31 July 1991
Me cox malm=
Mr. Morms (on)-(fil
This issue has indeed
quiet for that it
political
been
time. The possibility
now becammy
a domestic
ssue in India will no
doubt
fre up the HK Indian Associations again
However I agree with the recommendatin in the find para that the BAC do not yet yet involved
get involved. If you I shall reply saying
адрее
Indications that the post 1997 status of Hong Kong Indians may return to the domestic political agenda in India, and possibly to our bilateral exchanges with the GOI.
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2. Please see Edmond Rose's letter of 5 March to James Rawlinson recording Andrew Burns' discussion with
L L Mehotra (DUS equivalent) of the internal debate here on dual nationality and the possible ramifications for Hong Kong Indians.
3. Leaders of the Hindu revivalist (and largest opposition) party, the BJP, raised the position of Hong Kong Indians with the new Congress (I) Foreign Minister on 25 July. I attach a copy of the proceedings together with subsequent press coverage. The main points made by Solanki are:
(i) a generally accurate description of the status of
Hong Kong Indians as BDTCs or BNOs. (At one point in the supplementaries Solanki's attempt to distinguish between "status" and "citizenship" is hazy but his basic message is both clear and helpful,
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