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decade if the Anguilla problem can be

solved. No dates have been mentioned

for Angigua or St Vincent.

The Dependent Territories

Of the seventeen dependent territories

only the following are likely to

move to independence in the

foreseeable future:-

Solomon Islands

...

7 July 1978

Tuvalu

...Scheduled for

October 1978

Gilbert Islands

During 1979

Puring 1980

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

New Hebrides

The remaining territories are at widely

varying stages of dexetxentxxx

constitutional advance.

In case you may find it useful

I enclose also a copy of an up-to-date list

of overseas territories in regional groupings

which you may find useful.

You here recently

given the DEA an wh to date Briefing develibants in Belije (our tilegne Numbers 513 tr Ottawa

and 246 to Caracas

irefer).