TNAG-0429-FCO40-494-Programme-Analysis-and-Review-(PAR)-Future-of-Dependent-Terr-1974 — Page 64

CODE 18-77

Mr W.T.A. Cox

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ORG 240/241/01

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cc Sir D Watson (FCO)

Mr Larmour (DTD)

Mr Champion

(G & GD)

Mr Stuart (HKIOD)

Mr Nicholas (PDTD)

Mr Preston (Caribbean Dept FCO)

Mr Pauncecroft (G & GD)

Mr Matthews (WIAD)

Mrs Maccoll (DTEU)

FUTURE OF THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES: PROGRAMME OF ACTION

Your minute of 9 May to Mr Champion. In a minute of 19 December 1973 to Mr Larmour, Mr Pearson agreed that, on the assumption that Ministers would shortly endorse the PAR Report on the Dependent Territories, we were ready to agree to a moratorium on the preparation of the relevant country policy papers which would otherwise have been prepared. This is reflected in paragraph 10 of the current draft instructions for the preparation of country policy papers recently cleared with Under Secretaries and their Departments. We therefore do not envisage any CPP on Dependent Territories this year as the proposed PAR studies will cover the same ground.

2. For the future, when it may be appropriate to produce CPP for Dependent Territories, we are considering the suggestions in Mrs Maccoll's minute of 22 April so that an appropriate procedure may be adopted for the territories.

EC Burr

Organisation Department 16 May 1974

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