File No.
(16939) Dd.897300 200m 9/72 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863 (17785) Dd.897533 400m 5/73 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863
MF 9/501/1
OUTWARD
Department Drafted by (Block Capitals)
FRD
D I LEWTY
TELEGRAM
G 206
Tel. Extn.
FOR
COMMS. DEPT.
(Date)
DATUMU UN SOUNDS KOREAN DENGAN ONS CRANE
USE
Despatched
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PREAMBLE
Security Classification CONFIDENTIAL
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ROUTINE
DESKBY
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(Time of Origin)
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(Caveat/
CONFIDENTIAL
(Security Class...
Privacy Marking)
ORWELL
(Codeword)
(Deskby)
ST. LUCIA
TO.....
Tel. No.
(precedence)
(post) ANTIGVA
ST. VINCENT
AND TO (precedence/post)
AND SAVING TO
REPEATED TO (for info)
SAVING TO (for info)
of....
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Copies to:-*
[TEXT]
MY TEL NO. 157 TO GABORONE:
My 2 IFT's contain:
a
b
STERLING AGREEMENTS
the text of the Declaration to St. Lucia and your covering letter, ale to St. Lucia./// Please also deliver identical texts to the other 5 Associated States after making necessary changes of name in each.
2.
When delivering the texts, please explain to the State Governments that when the original guarantee arrangements were drawn up in 1968, the Associated States were given the same kind of arrangements anthe
He smaller Dependent Territories. This was for two reasons: (a) Doubtless the Associated States like those Dependent Territories kept alltheir reserves in sterling either as the result of requirements of 1: cal legislation or of traditional practice.
Secondly, the concept of Associated Statehood was still new.
3.
We think, however, that our current relat (nship requires us to treat the Associated States rather more like the independent holders of Sterling A ree- ments than the smaller Dependent Territories. Nevertheless, because we are trying broadly to extend the present sterling guarantee arrangem nts
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