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Committee's discussions on the New Hebrides is seriously
inhibited. It must also be made clear that without French
agreement no visiting mission can be accepted. I recommend
that we advise Mr Richard to proceed as above.
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(i) Ministers will wish to decide on the recommendations
in paragraphs 14, 16, 19, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31 above.
(ii) UN Department will then submit a draft reply from
Mr Campbell to Mr Richard, incorporating Ministers'
decisions.
(iii)
At the same time UND will arrange to inform the
Americans, French and Australians of the intended
changes in our policy.
(iv) Mr Richard then intends to go over the ground with
the Chairman of the Committee in order to attempt
both to make our position clear and to obtain what
undertakings of good conduct he can.
(v) The Mission would then inform the Chairman in writing
of our proposed new policy. We would ask to see
this in draft. We might then arrange for an
announcement in Parliament by whatever seems the best
means at the time, as well as for appropriate press
publicity in this country. We should also need to
tell Governors of dependent territories and the
Governments of the Associated States and Brunei of
our intended change of policy before any public
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