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Overseus Pensions Policy

Informal discussions on 8 January between Minister of State, Mrs. Hart and

Mr. Willian Rodeers

Problem

Mrs. Hart has invited Lord Chalfont

to join her in an informal discussion with

Mr. William kodgers on 8 January about the

question of overseas pensions. Sne wishes

to exchange views on an O.D.M. paper on

our future policy with regard to overscas

This paper

pensions, has been circulated to the

Treasury and P.C.C. under cover of

A.

MISC.260(70)1 of 1 January

due to be discussed by officials in a

joint CPDC/DVC(0) meeting on 13 January.

Recommendation

2.

Subject to the reservations listed

is

below, the Minister of State should support

Mrs. Hart in her discussion with

Mr. Rodgers.

Background

5.

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The present position is that virtually

all pensions, of both expatriate and local

personnel, whether curucâ prior to or

after independence, are the responsibility

of the overscas government.

the C.D.M...

paser proposes that H..G. should in most

cases become fully responsible, from

1 ;

1 April, 1971, for that portion of the cost

of pensio s which relates to pre-

CNFIDENT.L

/independence