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BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL: DESCENT

In Peter Carrington's absence abroad I am writing to say how much we welcome the simplification of the descent provisions outlined in your letter of 19 September, and in particular the new qualification that parents. through whom transmission of citizenship is traced to the second generation must themselves have spent a period of residence in the United Kingdom. This does much to

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aalreviate the concern which you know we felt about the consequences for immigration of transmitting citizenship without such a qualification through two generations and through both the male and the female line.

We also recognise the parliamentary necessity of making special provision for British employees of European Community institutions by equating them with Crown servants for nationality purposes. This is likely to be unwelcome to British employees of non-European Community international organisations who will not be so favoured in the legislation, but I agree that we must accept the anomaly as part of the price to be paid for the success of the Bill.

I am sending copies of this letter to the recipients of

yours.