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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Stanley

RECEIVE IN REGISTRY No. 74 -4 MAY 1977

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THE CARIBBEAN ISLAND DEPENDENCIES: CONSTITUTIONAL FUTURE

1.

Mr Rowlands has considered your submission of 20 April. He has commented:-

2.

"I agree that independence should be the objective: but I am not convinced of all the arguments against my idea.

I will mull it over TR".

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Mr Rowlands has nevertheless confirmed that he is coutent for the Department to give further consideration t, the line they are proposing, provided of course that this did not imply any Ministerial commitment to the policy suggested.

WFR Martin

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Mr Cortazzi

Roubent.

Mr Stewart (HKGD)

Miss Stoddart (WIAD)

J FR Martin

3 May 1977

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Mr Simpson-Orlebar (UND) WIAS states.

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920 Afril' shule head' submission of 28 Afril 'sunce she knows of no such sulmin dated 20/4..

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