negotiated satisfactorily by free agreements between those
whose sole concern it is. The Council further declares that
independent statehood would be administratively and
economically impracticable for the small isolated island
community of Pitcairn,
Mr Glynn Christian
9. Mr Christian, a New Zealander who lives in London, is, we
understand, a descendant of Fletcher Christian, He has not lived
on Pitcairn but he went there for 2 weeks in 1980. He is
writing a book " Fragile Paradise" about Pitcairn and has
sought support from a number of sources for his proposals for the future of the island. Some of these are quite sensible, but
were already under consideration by the islanders themselves.
are impractical, or so far-reaching as to be unattractive to the
He continues, however, to pursue ideas of setting up
an international charity to finance the proposals. He has also suggested that he should be appointed as a Pitcairn representative
in Britain,
islanders.
Others
South Pacific Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office