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CONFIDENTIA
Although most overseas governments are
likely to continue to accept their
post-independence pensions obligations (amounting to some 3m.), others may
renegue on them now or in the future.
Since our main objective in under-
taking this exercise is to remove a
source of irritation, or potential
irritation, in our relutions with
independent Commonwealth countries,
there secks to we u :ery strong expe
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for aving a thorough job and clearing
up al pockets of potential friction
at cne fell swoop. The P.0.0.
therefore consider tht provision
should be made now to enable H.M.G.
to pay the post-independence portions
of pensions in cases where local govern-
menus wish this and are pre ared to
pay a capital sum in commutation.
(ii) Dependent Territori.s. O.D.M's.
proposals (paragraph 42) are not
acceptable to the F.C.C. since it
could be invidious to include some
dependent territories and exclude
others. Our view is that all
dependent territories should bu
inc luded in the takeover. In parti-
diliberately
cular, (to exclude Hong Kong wille
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