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ASSOCI ATED STATE

jikely

DATE OF INDEPENDENCE

COMMENT

ANTIGUA

Unforeseeable

DOMINICA

Fint puts

August 1978

St.Kitts-Nevis-

Anguilla

ST LUCIA

ST VINCENT

Probably before

1980

Before end of 1980

#

Before end of -1980 1979

Antigua shows no interest in

moving towards complete indepedence.

House of Assembly voted in October 1977 for

independence for

whibh the

Premier is

pressing.

Ohce the issue of

Anguilla's

separation from

the Associated State is settled St.Kitts-Nevis will then move rapidly towards independence.

MinisterialFutken discussions ikely proceeding inently November December 1978. to fix date of constitutional conference to set date for independence.

Local discussions were held in 1977 to finalise

draft independend constitution Government is committed to indefenderse by

1979 but has not

yet called for

negotiations.