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CONFIDENTIAI

TO IMMEDIATE HAMILTON

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 011315Z NOV 78

TELEGRAM NUMBER 184 OF 1 NOVEMBER

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YOUR NO 175. PQ PITT REPORT

Hica 386/

1 ONOV 1978

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INDEX

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REGISTRY Action Taken

8-11-24 PX

MR ROWLANDS HAS AMENDED SOME SUPPLEMENTARIES AS FOLLOWS:-

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A. FIRST QUESTION TO READ QUOTE ALTHOUGH THE ELECTORAL MATTERS INVOLVE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY WE BELIEVE

..UNQUOTE

REST UNCHANGED.

B.

SECOND QUESTION DELETE QUOTE CONSTITUTIONAL UNQUOTE IN FIRST

SENTENCE.

C.

QUESTION 4(C) ALTER QUOTE CONSTITUTIONAL UNQUOTE TO QUOTE

ELECTORAL UNQUOTE

D.

SIXTH QUESTION TO READ QUOTE THIS HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED ALTHOUGH WE HOPE THAT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE AGREED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UNQUOTE.

2. DEFENSIVE MATERIAL.

E. BURROWS AND TACKLYN. DELETE REFERENCE TO 1975 HOUSE OF

ASSEMBLY VOTE,

F. EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.

G.

DELETE LAST SENTENCE.

MULTI-RACIAL UBP TO READ QUOTE IT WOULD NOT BE PROPER TO COMMENT ON THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF ANY PARTY. UNQUOTE

H. ACTION OPEN TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

REPLACE FIRST TWO

THE

SENTENCES TO READ QUOTE WE ARE SURE THAT BERMUDIANS OF ALL PARTIES BELIEVE IN THE SERIOUSNESS AND VALUE OF THE PITT REPORT, BERMUDA GOVERNMENT IS STUDYING THE REPORT AND WE AWAIT THEIR DEFINITIVE ASSESSMENT.

UNQUOTE.

CONFIDENTIAL

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