TNAG-1117-FCO40-1391-Future-of-the-Dependent-Territories-1982 — Page 174

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Mrs Blake-Pauley Planning Staff

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BRITAIN'S INTEREST IN THE COMMONWEALTH

1.

SED

се

Thank you for copying to your minute of 15 January to Miss Brett Rooks.

2.

The Commonwealth has no role to play in resolving the problem of what to do about Gibraltar. Independence is not

an option available to the Gibraltarians and any future change in the status of the territory will be achieved only by virtue of agreement with Spain.

3.

paper.

We have no comment of substance on the existing draft

21 January 1982

A C Hunt

SED 233 4432

cc: Miss Brett Rooks, HK&GD

WIAD SEAD SPD

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