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BACKGROUND NOTE

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1. The remaining dependent territories are Anguilla,

Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian

Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,

Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Gibraltar, Hong Kong,

Montserrat, Pitcairn Group of Islands, St Helena and

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Dependencies, and Turks and Caicos Islands/ addition the Sovereyn Duse Areas and sometimes regarded

as Dependent territories

2.

The Prime Minister visited Bermuda in October 1981.

She has not visited any other dependent territory since

in September assuming office. Her prospective visit to Hong Kong/is

already public knowledge.

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3. There have recently been some PQs about her visiting

the Falkland Islands. The most recent was on 21 June

when she said in a written reply that she had no plans

to make such a visit immediately.

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for lack of preparedness over

of the Falkland Islands.

Argentina's invasion

Albert Mc Quarry MP has abo tabbed

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