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MO. 51
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CYPHER/CAT A
FM UKM 18 NEW YORK #18026Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 2237 OF 20 NOVEMBER
YOUR TEL NO 1297: PLENARY DEBATE ON DECOLONISATION
1. WE HAVE NOW RULED OUT, AS A RESULT OF BOTH IRISH AND DANISH UNWILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE, THE POSSIBILITY OF A COMMUNITY STATE- MENT IN THE DECOLONISATION DEBATE. WE SHALL THEREFORE NEED TO MAKE A NATIONAL STATEMENT REPEATING OUR RESERVATIONS MADE AT
MAPUTO AND LAGOS AND EXPLAINING WHY WE SHALL NOT VOTE FOR
L. 36.
2. MIFT CONTAINS A FIRST DRAFT. AS THE DEBATE 18 NOW SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON 2 DECEMBER, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
RICHARD
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