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social policy.

Particular attention should be given to

those British institutions that can usefully serve as

examples for the Governments of South East Asia.

include:

7.

(i) Our Parliamentary system.

(ii) Our educational system with special

reference to technical training.

(iii) Trades Union movements.

(iv) Our system of justice.

(v) Local Government.

(vi) Some aspects of our social services

especially health in rural areas.

(vii) The cooperative movement.

(viii) The high level of British technical

development.

These

In publicising basic democratic principles in

general the following should be stressed:

8.

(1) The safeguards provided by democracy for

individuals (freedom of speech, protection from arbitrary arrests, etc.) and the tolerance for political minorities.

(ii) The means by which democracy provides for

control of the Government by the people. (iii) The degree of social progress which can be

achieved by democratic methods.

(iv) The protection which democratic principles

give to the religions, culture and traditions

of the different countries.

Our information services should lay stress on any material which demonstrates that international cooperation is compatible with national sovereignty, and is in fact the only way in which peace and the national independence of small nations can be preserved.

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