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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Hardi

Ps/mrblaker

MP'S LETTER: MR ANTHONY BUCK QC MP

HKG 025/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 31

12 JAN 1981

DOK OFFICER

RADEX

#ZGISTRY

PA

Action Take

NO ERU ER 14/1

(62)

A NR.1.

I attach a draft reply to Mr Buck's letter of 8 December

forwarding a letter from his constituent, Mr D B Evans.

MCD,

SED and WIAD agree.

2.

The subject of integration was most recently discussed

at a seminar in the Institute of Development Studies, University

B N. of Sussex, in 1979; the report is attached. The reply spells

out some of the difficulties involved in integration. Although

in the long run it may be the only viable alternative for small,

isolated communities such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands,

to offer it to them might encourage other territories which could

sustain independence to seek it also. More importantly, it would

encourage similar ideas in Hong Kong and Gibraltar where, because

of the political circumstances, such a move would be out of the

question.

15 December 1980

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MCD SED WIAD

Дир

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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