TERRITORY
SOLOMON ISLANDS
LIKELY DATE OF INDEPENDENCE
7 July 1978
TUVALU
1 October 1978
CAICOM
Anglo-French
Condominium of
NEW HEBRIDES
Unforeseeable
1980
COMMENT
Achieved internal self- government on 2 January 1976.
Ministerial constitution w.e.f. 1 January 1976. Constitutional Conference to be held in London, February 1978.
Ministerial Constitution w.e.f. September 1976. There is no local pressure for independence.
Wide measure of internal self-government will be inaugurated early in 1978.
ASSOCIATED STATE
ANDIGU..
Unforeseeable
DOMINIC..
ST RIT -NDEVIL-
NGUILL
ST LUCIA
ST VINCENT
First part of 1978
Probably before 1980
Before end of 1980
Before end of 1980
Antigua shows no interest in moving towards complete independence.
House of Assembly voted in Cctober 1977 for independ- ence for which the Premier is pressing.
Further discussions likely in early 1978.
Government is committed to independence by 1979, but has not yet called for negotiations.
2nd December, 1977
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.