Foreign & 
 
Commonwealth 
 
Office 
3 September 2008 
 
 
Information and Technology 
 
Directorate 
  
Foreign and Commonwealth 
  
Office 
Dr Kaihsu Tai 
Old Admiralty Building 
By e-mail: [FOI #1607 email] 
 
SG 124 
 
London 
 
SW1A 2PA 
 
 
Tel: 020 7008 0414 
 
Fax: 020 7008 1114 
Dear Dr Tai, 
 
 
Freedom Of Information Request Reference: 0662-08 
 
I am writing to confirm that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has now completed its 
search for the information which you requested on 6 August 2008. In that request, you asked 
us for a copy of the Declaration made on 31 December 1982 on the definition of the term 
'nationals'? 
 
I can confirm the Foreign and Commonwealth Office does hold the information you 
requested.   
 
The declaration in question was published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series in 
1983 (reference TS No 67 1983 Command 9062), entitled "Note from the Government of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Government of the Italian 
Republic concerning a Declaration by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland replacing the Declaration on the Definition of the Term 
"Nationals" made at the time of signature of the Treaty of Accession of 22 January 1972 by 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the European Communities. 
 
A copy of the declaration is enclosed. 
 
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and 
Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non 
commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other reuse, 
for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright 
holder. Most documents supplied by The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will have been 
produced by government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the 
arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on HMS Online at: 
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-home.htm 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 

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the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must 
ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown 
Copyright) information. 
 
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the 
reference number above in any future communications. 
 
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to 
make a complaint or request an review of our decision, you should write to the Information 
Rights Team. Please note any request for an internal review must be submitted within 40 
working days from the date our response was issued. 
 
If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply directly to the 
Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless 
you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by The Foreign and Commonwealth 
Office. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:  
 
The Information Commissioner’s Office,  
Wycliffe House,  
Water Lane,  
Wilmslow,  
Cheshire  
SK9 5AF. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Ms Zanab Sabeh 
Case Manager 
Information Rights Team 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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