Research Department
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Study on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
The David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies established some two or three years ago a fairly high-powered Study Group under the co-Chairmanship of Lord Inchyra and Lord Caccia to produce a study on the political and economic aspects of the peaceful settlement of international disputes. The study has been carried out by Professor Northedge and Mr. Michael Donelon of the London School of Economics, and will be published shortly. The F.C.0. have given encouragement and a limited measure of practical assistance to this project.
2. Annexed to the report of the Study Group will be a series of case studies of current or recent international disputes. You may recall that, a year ago, the Institute sent to Sir V. Evans copies of the first six case studies, and that we undertook to have a look at them to check their accuracy (my minute of 9 July, 1969 refers). We subsequently sent our comments on these six case studies to the Institute.
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The Institute have now sent us copies of a further 30 case studies. Sir V. Evans would be grateful if the se documents (enclosed herewith) could be checked for glaring errors, omissions or distortions. It would of course be made clear to the Institute, as we have already done in relation to the first six case studies, that we can accept no responsibility for the style or context of the case studies and that no reference should be made to the fact that the case studies have been "vetted" for accuracy by the F.C.0.
4. I would accordingly be grateful if you would take on this task within the limits suggested in paragraph 3 above. I am attaching a list of the 30 case studies now received, and I am sending a copy of this minute and its attachment, together with copies of the appropriate case study or studies, to the relevant geographical departments, who may also care to comment.
(I.M. Sinclair) 30 July, 1970
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