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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 2AH
RAC Byatt Esq
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HKG 025/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 -9 FEB 1978
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REGISTATY Action Taken
Date
9 February 1978
26
HKG 025/3
1977
Dear Robni,
REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARDS SMALLER TERRITORIES
1. In his letter of 16 December, 1977, the Ambassador asked about the cutcome of the review of policy towards our own smaller territories, apout which he wrote to Harry Staniey on 10 May,
1977.
2.
Hong Kong and General Department tell me that a review of our policy on decolonisation is under way but is not expected to be completed for a Lonth or two. However, this review is not intended to be a major work and will not involve any completely new policy; it is simply an examination of where we have got to since the then Secretary of State laid down our existing policy in his despatch of 13 June, 1975 (copy enclosed) and of whether there is any way of encouraging reluctant dependent territories to move towards independence.
3. Once the review of the present policy on decolonisation is complete, Hong Kong and General Department intend to revert to the problem of what to do about those territories which, for various reasons, wish to remain dependent. They have promised to bear our (and your) interests in mind.
and Ein
yours
Michael
MKO Simpson-Orlebar
cc JS Jasper Esq
HK & G Dept.
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