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and to bring up to date our overall policy.
Governors will then be able to conduct their
affairs in light of the considerations set out
in this despatch and to couch their advice to
locally elected Ministers accordingly.
It is my
intention that the policies set out in this
despatch should be given wide circulation in the
dependencies so that there should be no ambiguity concerning the position of Her Majesty's Government.
I shall therefore shortly be inviting Governors
to make available to locally-elected Ministers
or their or/their equivalent, copies of this despatch
In a form suitable for local consumption.
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Because of its special circumstances, Hong Kong
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is excluded from the purview of this despatch;
nor does it apply to the remaining West Indies
Associated States. It would, however, apply to
Anguilla if that island were to revert to the
status of a dependent territory. I bake this -
opportunity to acknowledge the contribution towards
the development of the policy set out in this.
despatch by Governors themselves, notably at the
conference of West Indies Governors in Bridgetown
uary and in a number of written communications.
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of each territory. No territory will be forced
against its will into independence or into
association or integration with any other country.
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