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Mr Bridgwood

Reference

HKG.025/1

Mitt B.U.MY

B.U"..

4/8/80

New B.J. for 16/9/80

39

MEMORANDUM: POLICY TOWARDS THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

Further to your minute at No. 32 on the file below: I have now pencilled in the copy below the comments of WIAD and

itemo M&CD in paras. 3 and as they requested.

2.

As far as I can see we are now ready to submit the revised version to Ministers except for the following points which still need clearing up:-

(i) Distribution

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How do we overcome objection to publication in the case of Belize and Turks and Caicos, and in the case of Hong Kong a 'limited' distribution?

(ii) Amendments to text - Presumably we will not accede to

Anguilla's request about "fianci al

Noted

Miss Farrell

control in grant-aided territories" being inserted? Any further changes in the text would need to go round the departments once more, and the situation in Anguilla is so different from the rest.

11. Forell

24 June 1980

We spoke. After consulting Mrs. Clift I have outlined to Mr. Holmes the difficulties (in other temitones) of incorporating the Turks & Caicos prescription of 12 (or 18) months. Let us get copies of the official record of what Mr. Ridley is actually supposed to have said, and /or of the TCP Gorts understanding thereof, and consider further before the next Parlamentery session in case the HC FA Cater. Should take an interest in this point.

HKG.0251

20 JUN 1980

1 N 138

L

51

Bridgwood

2406

CODE 18-77

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