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bona fide expatriates would qualify for

inclusion (e.g. someone from Guyana working

in Trinidad).

The Caribbean and the

Pacific are of course the two main areas

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where this could be a source of contention. e) Central African Federation (Para. 40)

The C.D.M. (paragraph 40) do not propose

to include pensions in respect of service

to the former Federation of Rhodesia and

Nyasaland in the take-over because:

i) The Federal Public Service was a

wholly local public service.

ii) Federation pensions are all post-

independence pensions.

iii) Federation pensions are covered by

the Central African Pension Fund

(CAPF).

The CAPF was set up at the dissolution of

the Federation.

H.M.G. is responsible

for making good 25% of any deficiency in

the Fund, the balance being contributed by

Southern Rhodesia (45%), Zambia (22.5%)

and Malawi (7.5%).

In the view of Zambia and Malawi,

federal service pre-dated their

independence and they will argue strongly

that federation was imposed on them

against their will by Britain and that

the U.K. should therefore accept

responsibility for meeting the Zambian

and Malawian shares of any future deficit

in the Fund.

Although the Federal Service was local

to the extent that officers were recruited

from the three territories, they were not

necessarily citizens of the Federation.

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/And

This case is covere and by the existing wording, What is not covere. of

ered by The existing wording is the case of a

St. Lucian working in Antigua because

there territories are

covered by a commer citizenshys

1.0. they are 6012 Citizens of the

best

U.K.. Colonies

heme. The need to import the Concept of "belongers".

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