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greater co-operation: we could bring more
influence to bear on the Committee's work on
our smaller dependent territories; there is
wide expectation that the new Government will
co-operate with the Committee; and/would be
o danger as our interests from co-operation.
5. The most compelling argument would seem the
second. A co-operative stance towards the
Committee of 24 would, together with their ch
would
likely policy of modificationsdemonstrate the
Government's readiness to put into action their
declared intention of attaching greater impor-
tance to the United Nations.
6.
The third (negative)a
(negative) argument
seems in general to
be sound though our presence may encourage members
of the Committee to use us as an Aunt Sally and
we may be faced with some difficult pressures over visiting missions (see paragraphs 20-25).
7. The first argument is less persuasive.
Despite the more favourable trend of the short and
inconclusive discussion on 4 April in the Committee
there are so far only tentative signs of any
rizið ristace change in the Committee's terests on immediate
independence (or incorporation into a neighbouring
state) regardless of the wishes of the peoples
overall
concerned. It is likely tha Greater co-operation
on our part might induce some increased flexibility
towards territories where there is unanimous
لسعي
For the
opposition to independence, and might help to
avoid the more illogical acts (eg the last minute demand last year for a referendum and visiting
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