Mr Quantrill,
HK&GD
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1 4 NOV 1978
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1.
Thank you for your minute of 10 October and the draft despatch. I attach an annex on Belize as requested.
2.
I have the following comments on the draft despatch:
a) Paragraph 2: our responsibility for Belize will not bring us into conflict with other States to the detriment of wider UK interests while we are pursuing a policy acceptable to the Belizeans and the majority of other States in the area as at present. A different policy could involve such risks. I therefore suggest a slight amendment "This is already the case in Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands and could happen in the case of Belize".
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b) Paragraph 8: The security of Belize after independence is a crucial issue given the military threat from Guatemala. suggest that the despatch should make it clear that the con- tents of this paragraph do not apply to Belize whose problems in this regard are being handled separately.
Daid Tay
D Joy
19 October 1978
Mexico and Caribbean Department
W Clarke
V-These anggestions both seem reasonable enough.
Noted
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