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exception made for the Falkland Islands that is not

extended to them.

Dependencies.

There may also be discontent in other

4 More generally we would prefer this amendment to

be handled lightly in Parliament and not to make heavy

weather of an unavoidable setback in the Lords.

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After consideration Mr Whitelaw has decided to

give priority to the immigration aspect of this

hathan legplistic problem. The outcome is the Home Office's/draft s/draft

speech for Lord Elton attached. There is no prospect

of altering it fundamentally but we have proposed to the

Home Office the amendments marked on the draft subject

to approval at Ministerial level here.

?

A