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HKC 340/1

2 5 MAR 1981

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Miss Maxwell (HKGD)

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*FICER

NATIONALITY BILL

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Our Legal Procedures Section are unable

to help with regard to the information requested in paragraph 3 of the attached copy of the Home Office's letter of 19 February.

2. The answer may well be that we shall have to approach individual dependent territories but before doing so I should be grateful to know if you have any record of any dependent territory having legislation similar to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 whether

you are able to supply the information requested.

10 March 1981

Miss Brett Rooks

I J TOWNER

Nationality & Treaty Department

1. Please see the attached papers. Miss Ravan has asked the legall