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Mr McLaren

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DEPENDENT TERRITORIES SEMINAR:

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1. Academics: We now have eight definite acceptances (Dr Lyon has to go to Washington at this time and will not attend). In addition, Professor Read and Mr Newbury may come - they are both out of the country and we shall not know for sure until early September.

2. Officials: By reducing to a bare minimum, this list will comprise:

Mr Stratton

HKGD

WIAD (Mr Duff or Mr Dale)

Research Department

ODA (Mr Kirkness)

(Mr Kirkness as ODA Principal Finance Officer would fill Mr Ridley's slot for hatchet-man.)

3.

Others: We have already invited Mr Smith, Mr Wallace and Dr Grant. Other candidates for this list are:

Commonwealth Secretariat

Mr E Rowlands MP

Tory MP/Peer

1 or 2 Private Enterprisers (We are seeking suggestions

from West India Committee)

Mr D Williams CB CVO

Sir Bruce Greatbatch KCVO CMG MBE

(The last two are strongly recommended by Mr Duff for their

DT experience and will help to reinforce the "official" delegation.)

4. This gives us a maximum of 25 participants.

are attached to:

Mr Rowlands

Mr Kirkness

Commonwealth Secretariat

Mr Williams

Sir B Greatbatch

Draft invitations

Drafts will follow for the Tory and industrial representatives, when I have nominations.

5. In view of the increasing pressure to reduce public expendi- ture, it seems to me unnecessarily extravagant to extend this seminar over three days and I think we should seriously consider closing it with a round-up session after tea on the Tuesday evening: thus aiming to disperse around 7 pm.

This should cut at least 25% off our budget for the exercise.

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