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WEST INDIAN AND ATLANTIC DEPARTMENT
STATE OF PLAY FOR WEEK ENDING 27 JANUARI 1978
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Lord Pitt has agreed to chair the Royal Commission which will be looking The other members will probably be into the recent disturbances in Bermuda. known by the end of next week, except possibly the outside sociologist who may take a little longer to find: four names have been submitted for consideration by the Secretary of State.
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Counsel for the convicted murderer, Sylvester Gaston, have instructed UK solicitors to petition the Privy Council in forma pauperis against the
Appen 1. Interest in dismissal of his appeal by the West Indies Court the case is beginning to be shown in Britain.
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3. Ministerial approval of the brief for Mr Le Tocq's consultations or independence is still awaited.
The ODM have approved the release of a part of the next (3rd) tranche of budgetary aid sufficient to avert a salaries crisis later this month.
There are rumours that he Premier has dismissed Michael Douglas (Minister of Communications and works and brother of the p-Cuban Martin
Rosie" Douglas) d F Parillon (Minister of Home Alfairs and Welfare) from his Cabinet confirmation is awaited.
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4. The contract for refitting the RMY beeper Thorneycrof. Ship yard at Schampton. expecte' will cost about 2500.000) will take 15 the vessel will leave Southampton on 186 frist scheduled voyage to Ascention Island, St Helena or 31 May.
The vessel will go dizer: to the ship yard when it returns to the uĶ from its 'proving " voyage to the Islands on Sunday 29 January,
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The Premier c. St Kitts, Mr Brads1 Westminster Hospital early next week e a will ther spend some time convalescing in London. Mr Fowlands calling on him today. clearly no prosp.ot of a further mest: ¿ to dien s Anguilla wutil Mr Bradshaw has recover-1.
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