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would have the same effect on our general standing though to
a considerably lesser degree than in the case of a Spanish
takeover of Gibraltar.
UN Contribution
(xv)
Option A1 would make it harder to maintain a forthe om ing policy towards the UN and would also underline our diminished
status in the world. Option A2 involves no change.
Military Assisted Evacuation of Civilians
(xvi)
Both Options involve the risk that we should probably not be able to rely on assistance on the same scale as we have
done in the past for the evacuation of UK civilians from difficult
situations around the world.
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