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assumo, responsibility de jure for the pensions of expstriate

(but not indigenous) officials from most overseas and formerly

depdentout territories has meant that the CDN have delayed thol.

reply to the remit for four that the Southern Yemen caso mikt

projudice their widor proposals, The latter of course do not

in themselves affect the Southern Yemen issue, which is whether

to pay the pensions of indigenous officiels. However, we were

informed by the Cabinet Office that Ministers could not be

expected to consider the Southern Yenen case further without at

the same time considering the wider proposals.

We have hud to

cccept this ruling. This megns that our cal report on dile

Southern Yonen case (MISC.260(70)2)- copy attached), which puto

forward disagreed recommendations, will be considered together

with the wider proposals in MISC(260(70)4 at the proposed

meeting of officials on 13 January.

4. The meeting between Ministers on 2 January will no doubt

be taken up with a general discussion of the wider proposals.

If vino permits, however, we recommend that Lord Chalfont should

make the following points:

(a) although HISC.260(70)1 makes no reference to

(3)

MISC.260(70)2, Mrs. Hart will be well aware that

both papers will be considered by officials at the

meeting on 13 January;

ve oro sorry that it has so far proved impossible

to reach agreement between the CD and FCC on the

recommendations to be made to Ministers in reply to

their remit of lest March about Southern Yemen

indigenous ponsions, We hope that it will be

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