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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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Barry Field MP
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In Confidence
Thank you for your letter of 18 April, enclosing a letter
from your constituent, Mr Richard Peckham.
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It is certainly not the case that Her Majesty's Government is, as you suggest, actively seeking to divest
itself of our Dependent Territories. Our recent review
of policy towards the Caribbean Dependent Territories and
Bermuda concluded that for the forseeable future we
should continue to accept and effectively discharge our
obligations under the UN Charter for the good
administration and social and economic development of
these Territories. We are prepared to consider the
granting of independence in cases where it is practicable
to do so and where independence is the clearly expressed
wish of the inhabitants. However, we shall initiate no
pressure towards this end. In the case of the Falkland
Islands, for example, the Islanders have made abundantly
clear their wish to remain a Dependent Territory.
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