11.   It is not immediately clear how the rebels, whose control is not recognized as constituting a state, would confer citizenship on the Tutsis or anyone else.

12.   Justice Ministry officials have said citizenship is automatically conferred to the children of citizens.

13.   Justice Ministry officials have said citizenship is automatically conferred to the children.

14.   Neither confers citizenship.

15.   Reliable figures on the number of children born to illegal immigrants and the costs associated with conferring citizenship on their children are not available, immigration experts said.

16.   The law will automatically confer British citizenship, but Bradshaw said the people of these territories would not be compelled to accept it.

17.   In a bid to consolidate its hold on the provinces, the Saudi authorities conferred Saudi citizenship on the Yemeni tribesmen living in the disputed areas.

18.   At the heart of a formal ceremony conferring citizenship would be an oath, which would spell out rights and duties as well as allegiance.

19.   At the heart of a formal ceremony conferring citizenship would be an oath, Blunkett said.