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Mr Clashe

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Reference

Decolonisation Policy

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I have discussed with the the heren what we should do about the new dispatch on decolonisation policy; be said that we should mispend further action for the time being. Ow immediate aim should be to prepare a short brief for

new vinistes, summer's.

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ing the extent of ow remaining empire,

the moves to prospects for further independence and stating briefly current policy towards the dependent Territories, in the standard terms. I would

to hope that the whole brief need be no more than one page long. Can you prepare a daft please? We do not know the timing yet, or whether we shall need to

55 10176 submit it to a new Secretary of State, on

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