TNAG-0834-FCO40-1042-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Office-seminar-on-the-future-of-Bri-1979 — Page 138

CODE 18-77

Mr Clarke, HKGD

Reference...

CC: Mr Duff, WIAD

79

SEMINAR ON THE FUTURE OF BRITAIN'S REMAINING DEPENDENCIES.

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I have the following minor comments to your minute of today's date:

on the draft paper attached

·

the New

Paragraph 2.2.2, Lines 5 and 6: amend to read Hebrides is already far advanced along the road to independence, which is planned for the first half of 1980";

Paragraph 2.4, line 6:

after "practice" insert "often";

Paragraph 3.2, line 6: for "their international obligations", read "our international obligations";

Paragraph 3.4, last line: amend to read ".... independence possibles within a regional framework";

Taragraph 3.6: delete "two":

Paragraph 4.3, line 7: delete "little or";

Paragraph 4.6, last line: *? for "eg" read "c.f.";

Paragraph 5.1, Line 1: delete "Perhaps";

re

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Line 5: for (second) "from" read "of";

2 =

Paragraph 6.1: after last sentence add new sentence: "This remains the position.";

Paragraph 6.4: for "agreements" read "settlements";

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Paragraph 7.4: after "Madeira" add "(Like Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea)";

The draft paper seems to me

relevant and comprehensive. But,

as I mentioned to you, this will affect the substance and length of the remarks being prepared for Mr Ridley.

23 August 1979

HKG.025/4

28 AUG 17

3518

Ru. Sutton

No Bros nya

RJ Stratton