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No. CF 402/03
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BURR 11/12
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M.G. SMITH 13/12
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to Dependent Territories (also to be addressed to Associated States by ODM).
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Coloniel Bonziteres Development Aid to the Associated States and Dependent Territories after 31st March, 1970
The Colonial Development and Welfare Acts at present in force
provide that no scheme shall continue in force nor any loan be
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approved after 31st March 1970 (although there may be disbursements
from approved loans after that date up to 31st March 1973), which
is therefore effectively the date of expiry of the Acts,
2. It is not the intention that the Acts should be renewed
development aid in the form both of grants With their expiry it will be possible to provided to the remaining am
dependent territories and the Associated States under the Overseas
Aid Act 1966.
This Act will be the authority for such aid after
31st March 1970. The change in legislative authority signifies
no change in eid policy, and the Minister of Overseas Development
will take an early opportunity to make a statement in Parliament to
the effect that although the C.D. & W. Acts are being allowed to
expire, H.M.G. still regard the reasonable needs of the remaining
dependencies as a first charge on the funds which are available to them, 3. It is expected that with the termination of the C.D. & W. Acts
it will be possible to simplify the administrative procedures which
have grown up under them and which at present govern the provision
of development aid to dependencies and Associated States.
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