CONFIDENTIAL
Dependent Territories
a) Those it is in the UKs interests to retain:-
i) British Antartic Territory(BAT)
ii) British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
iii) Ascension Island
iv) St Helena (relay station)
No indigenous population.
Constitutional
development not an
option.
b) Those with independence in prospect:-
1) Solomon Islanda
ii) Tuvalu
L
7 July 1978
Scheduled for.
| October 1978
111)Gilbert Islands
iv)New Hebrides.
During 1979
During 1980
c) Those unable to sustain independence due to remoteness/
lack of population/ limited economies:-
1) Pitcairn
ii) Tristan da Cunha.
a) Those claimed by other powers. UK Government seeking to
negotiate settlements which will allow the maximum
degree of self-determination consistent with the
wishes of the inhabitants:-
1) Hong Kong
11) Gibraltar
}
Decolonisation not an option
iii) Falkland Islands and Dependencies.
iv) Belize.
e) Those reluctant to become independent but which may
respond to encouragement:
1) Bermuda.
Financially independent, so that
a financial settlement would notțin itself -provide →
necessary impetus. However offer of assistance by
British Missions as channel of communications for the
CONFIDENTIAL