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BACKGROUND NOTE

DSR 11C

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

Dependencies, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

ographical(^ artments to firm/advise

visit

ails

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.

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.

4.

Mr George Foulkes has been a critic of the Government

for lack of preparedness over

•

Argentina's invasion

of the Falkland Islands.