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6.

For Tonga and Brunei only. The

achievement of independence later this

year by your territory may involve some

change in the proposed relationship with

the enlarged Communities. The nature of

such a change cannot be predicted at

f

present, but we should expect the Government

of your territory to take a greater interest

in being consulted over the course of

negotiations than other dependent territories.

With representatives stationed in London

after independence, they would be in a

better position to take advantage of the

proposed arrangements for consultation with

independent countries of the Commonwealth.

6. For Montserrat only. As a member of

CARIFTA, the Government of your territory

will naturally be keeping in close touch

with independent states who are members of

CARIFTA. This should help in keeping them

informed of the progress of negotiations.

Should your territory become associated

with the enlarged Communities under Part IV,

and the independent members of CARIFTA

become associated with the Communities under

a renegotiated Yaoundé Convention, we should

see no problem in the continuation of the

present trading relationship between them.

Moreover the rules of the present Yaoundé

Convention do not preclude free trade area

relationships between associated states of

the Communities and non-associated states.

16. For Nassau only.

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