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declared in the White Paner of August 1965 (Cmnd. 2739) and because we should wish to make our move known in the dependent territories themselves. The form an announcement might take is attached at

Annex A.

3. Before any announcement is made I should like to tell the Governments of the territories about it and also to explain the move to the Governments of independent Commonwealth countries.

Conclusions

14. I invite my colleagues to agree that a separate quota of 700 vouchers a year should be established for "belongers" of the dependent territories (except Mauritius) which would include not

The additional more than 300 vouchers a year for Hong Kong. vouchers required would be obtained from "savings" inside the present voucher total and would not in themselves lessen the vouchers available for the independent Commonwealth countries.

Commonwealth Office.

8 November, 1967.

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