In his annual speech to the Legislative Council on Oth Cctober, the Governor
did indicate that in his view there is room for change in the Legislative
Council, whilst retaining its essential character.
Q. If you were going to expand the unofficial representation, would
the Government lock in the direction of some of the people who are bus
? Who and alnoply
inspectors and the sort to put on to a committee dealing with safety and
a campaign against violence and crime? A. (In O'Keeffe) The answer is
yes. The formation of the mutual aid committees, of which I think there
are 2,000, and their grouping into area comittees is, in fact, a device
that has been introduced under the present Governor, and it is his intention
in due course to call upon these to look at this source for nonbers of
the Legislative Council.
CHAIN:
Perhaps I could ask you a question on Cyrus. It does seen
to be taking a long time to secure comensation not only for the British
Government's property, but also the property of the British citizens which
has been lost or blighted in the Thulish invasion.
Are you satisfied
we are pursuing it as hard as we can? A. (In Horley) I thin: we are
pursuing it as hard es we cen. It is one of the subjects for which I am
presently responsible. I have been involved in some of the talks we have
These represen--
had with the Turks on the subject. We have made repeated representations
to the Tulish Government over the last 17 months. I Hattersley talked
with Mr Caglayancil in Hay and the Prine Hinister and 1 Callaghan raised
the matter with In Demirel in Brussels shortly afterwards.
tations have covered both private and official losses. It was subject to
that that the Turkish IFA sent an official to London in June for talks and
ve made lanown our views and expectations very forcefully. Subsequent
to that In Denktash indicated that he plans to set up a claims commission
with a Turkish adviser sitting on it. This was a new idea
because
previously we had looked to the Furkish Goverment to provide compensation
in sone cases and to the Covemment of Cyprus in others. The Latest
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