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c) United Nations Trusteeship.

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Mr Richard considers that this is not feasable.

d) Abandonment.

(i.e. leaving inhabitants in situ, or sponsoring

their evacuation elsewhere)

Unlikely. (? last resort for Pitcairn/Tristan da

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e) Associated Statehood with United Kingdom.

Following the experience of WIAS timis is no longer

considered a practical solution)

f) Integration with United Kingdom.

Unlikely(and unsatisfactory for UK)

g) Continued Dependency

This may have to be the solution to strategic

dependencies such as Ascension and St Helena but

it is not an acceptable for Bermuda, BVI, Caymans,

Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands.

6. Continue at the present pace of decolonisation.

This policy would not relieve us of the five

Caribbean territories for the foreseeable future.

The present stalemate would remain.

7.

We could change our present wait and see' policy to

one of positive encouragement to those DTs which, in our view, are capable of achieving independence. This

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would/require making our intentions clear but also

offering these dependencies generous financial and

Diplomatic support. This might include a proposal for

assistance by UK Missions to act as a channel for

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