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of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes".

iii. Belize. Claimed by Guatemala. If a settlement of

this claim can be negotiated Belize is ready, and wishes, to proceed rapidly to independence.

iv.

i.

Falkland Islands. Claimed by Argentina. Here again the wishes of the inhabitants must be paramount, but

the ultimate future of the colony would seem naturally to lie in union or association with Argentina.

Condominium of the New Hebrides. Prospects of further Constitutional development are limited by the need for agreement with the French.

Those territories which in principle could cease to be dependencies within the time scale of this paper.

The 5 Associated States in the Caribbean (Antigua, Dominica, St Christopher-Nevis [and Anguilla), St

Lucia and St Vincent.

ii. Anguilla

iii. Bermuda

iv.

V.

vi.

British Virgin Islands (BVI)

Cayman Islands

Montserrat

vii. Turks and Caicos Islands

viii.British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP)

ix.

Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony (GEIC)

X. Pitcairn Islands Group

xi.

Seychelles

xii. Tristan da Cunha

6.

The 5 Associated States have the constitutional right to move unilaterally to full independence (although when the sixth, Grenada, achieved independence in 1973/74 she

elected not to exercise this right, but instead asked HMG to "confer" independence on her; and Anguilla is now a special case which is being considered separately). The Seychelles is now on the normal direct road to independence, and may achieve it in 1976. Bermuda (which

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