TNAG-0597-FCO40-744-Future-of-Dependent-Territories-territorial-studies-1977 — Page 76

Any hellone

Hun Hs

Mr Posnett (DT Adviser W 81)

ACCELERATED DECOLONISATION OR WHAT?

1.

HKG 025/1

Now see (35)

8 p.a. nf.

With reference to Mr Duff's minute of 3 October addressed to Mr Stewart and copied to you, I enclose the following papers suggested by Mr Duff:-

(a) the 1974 PAR Report;

(b)

the 1975 Despatch and annex;

(c)

the relevant part of the report of the West

Indian Governors' Conference, February 1977;

(d) Mr Stanley's subsequent minute to PUS.

2. I am unable to lay my hands on the subsequent minuting between Mr Stanley and Mr Cortazzi since the file containing

When the file returns I will

We must all these papers is in circulation.

BW/12/10.

JJ

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send copies of relevant papers to you.

3.

I presume that you will wish to pass on the attached

papers to i'r Stratton with your comments and therefore I am

not sending separate copies to Mr Stratton.

4.

See (32)

PA

Would you please copy any comments which you may have

regarding accelerated decolonisation to HKGD.

(30

J Jasper

Hong Kong & General Department K 270

233 4069

6 October 1977

cc: Mr Duff (WIAD)

HKC

025/1

RECEIVED IN SEMISTRY NO. 51

- 7 OCT 1977

923K OFFICER WIDEX

No

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

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