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territories still get an adequate service.
4.
In my previous minute I mentioned briefly
the possibility that Commercial Counsellors
and Secretaries in overseas posts might
perform this task, but I have since come to the
conclusion that it would be expecting too much
But they
to ask them to do this. They cannot be
expected to have the necessary knowledge to distinguish in every case whether the interests
dependent
of the territories are concerned directly or
indirectly and which territories are the most
in some caus
affected. Moreover, I should imagine that
may
many missions overseas would lack the necessary man-power to undertake this function.
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might be useful to bring to their attention in
us
general terms the need to bear in mind the
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interests of dependent territories, but we ean
rely on them
them as channels of information.
5. In the circumstances I support
Mr. Preston's proposal that an office notice
sapatments
should be issued reminding the authorities
(particularly those with economic responsibilities
provide information to and our continuing responsibility to protect
the interests of dependent territories. I am
convinced that this is a reasonable
proposition and it could not, I think, be
justifiably argued that the provision to such
information would be a burden and snevarage
independent Commonwealth countles
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