TNAG-0926-FCO40-1144-Future-of-the-Dependent-Territories-1980 — Page 164

CODE 18-78

Ed 12/77

Reference

HKG.025/1

Mr Bridgwood

Mr Wallace 1lage

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- 2 MAY 1980

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Mr Clift's minute on No.25 below. It is a draft reply to Mr Strong in Turks & Caicos which is required now, and I submit a draft for clearance in WIAD. We need to decide whether a paper already approved by the Secretary of State needs to be amended, or whether, when it comes to be more widely distributed it should be accompanied by a covering paper to meet local difficulties in some territories.

1. Lowell,

HK&GD

་

25 April '80

In my

view we need not and should not change

Ministers having appored it, unless or until circumstances and policy

are changed.

the paper,

But I see no objection to minor presentational Changes if they have value in the Territoris.

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