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supporting and sustaining Gibraltar in her attempts to achieve
economic and social self-sufficiency, despite the difficulties
caused by restrictions on her communications with Spain.
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The recent partial lifting of Spanish restrictions is no
substitute for their full removal as envisaged in the Lisbon
Agreement. We hope that the remaining restrictions will soon be
lifted.]
Hong Kong
During her visit to Peking in September 1982, the Prime
Minister agreed with Chinese leaders to enter discussions
through diplomatic channels on the future of Hong Kong with the
common aim of maintaining the stability and prosperity of Hong
Kong. The two Covernments have made their positions-On-
sovereignty clear. Given the common aim, we are confident that
satisfactory arrangements can be worked out which are acceptable to Britain, China and the people of Hong Kong. [Defensive The two governments have made their positing on, so
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I think I need hardly touch upon this problem. The
Government have made it clear that while we are not prepared to
resume negotiations on sovereignty, as though nothing had
happened, we are more than willing to live at peace with
Argentina and to move back towards a normal bilateral
relationship. Further progress depends on Argentina. So long
as she maintains her threat to the Falkland Islands, we
ourselves will provide the Islands with adequate protection.
This will in no way prevent us from giving continued support and
impetus to the social and economic development of the Islands,
in accordance with the decisions announced by my right
honourable Friend, the Foreign Secretary, on 8 December 1982. British Indian Ocean Tormitory & Brutal Antarblectaracting
Last, but not least, of our Dependent Territories are
British Indian Ocean Territory and British Antarctic Territory,
neither of which has an indigenous population.
their independence does not therefore arise.
The question of