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deployment in Brunei and the ability to deploy
them elsewhere if necessary
necessary
(ii) Bermuda. A referendum on independence may be held
has been
this year.
postponed sine die
(iii) The British Indian Ocean Territory (including
Diego Garcia) over which Mauritius claims
sovereignty.
13.
Northern Ireland although part of the UK, is also
Dr FitzGerald's
a problem in international relations.
Government should offer greater opportunities for
bilateral cooperation than that of his predecessor.
Four more general considerations
19. Trade. Britain's exports of goods and services
are close to a third of our GNP. It must therefore be
a major aim of our foreign policy to sustain our access
to, and our share of, world markets and wherever
London is also a
possible to increase that share.
major world financial centre and invisibles are playing
an increasingly important part in our relations with
the rest of the world, underlining our interest in a
healthy world economy.
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