or the MAA kossibilitź wanita
CAFAMASTEL wide (?) be dealt with una covering/
with in
Mitarbei
maints,
I have drafted
a
note balno-
lus culment
Bir Tesl
onson.
reference
at the stage to
Pensions Policy.
16
any prosible "Undgatarą forumla"
Fairclough's minute to me of 18 November on the file and
#r. Comba' minute of 19 November immediately below.
These
bova regohed me
the eve of
Current
Mutur
257x1.
disoussions with the Governor of the B^hases and others about Tarks
and Caicos development; and I have not therefore been able to study
the paper®,
But the question raised appears to be whether the
dependencies at nld be included in a new plan under co Aeration
for 40 toɔ take ɔver the provision of pensions in a world-wide basis, i... the pay ent of peaiers earned largely through service in eountries which hava as commed to be dependencies; OF hether th dependencies arculd be omitted from the proposals on the ground that the icolusion of Hong Kong in the new arrangement would be dangerous in respect of r dealings with zi
snd China.
2.
am not able to form any opinion as
Kong in ti matter and o
ground alone I as
# to youj
and in any chan you may w:11 wish to disonas this satter with Sir 3. Trench when you see him early next week.
I
3. xy own view is that dependencies generally sh Ad not be left out of any sehene to take over the pensiona corred i
in fæner dependencias, and that generally speaking we should only be a 46 for trouble if we attempted to leave them out of the would also say that ' there are objeotins to bringing Bong Kong inte the scheme it oug t to be possible to find grounds for exep lag Forg Kong (and perhas other such territories ar beraula and Baharaa) without executing the dependencies generally.
H
4. Finally, I do sot see any objection to the formula proposed by Mr. Combs that in pri siple the de endent territ.. ies should be Included in the sohe e provided a may ca be found round Kong difficulties"; but ron ny point f via I mu li go further and say that a way rust be found
os. Mr. Milford (■.copies of Minutes)
oo. Er. Fairclough
ound
€ 11
@ifficulties.
(J.C.Morgan)
2. Novemcer, 1969.
Mr.terart
Pr. Bennett
Vr. Kimitt Fr. ^'Brien
JAL