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FCO ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNORS POSTS IN THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
Aim
1. The aim of this paper is to look at ways at improving the
administration of our Governors' posts in
posts in the dependent territories
by bringing them into the mainstream of Diplomatic Service
administration. A summary of recommendations is attached.
Background
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Before 1966 the administration of
of our colonies/dependent
territories was handled by the Colonial Office. With the merger
the Colonial Office and the Commonwealth Relations Office, responsibility was vested in the CRO until with the further merger
of the CRO and FO in 1968 responsibility was passed to the new FCO.
3. Throughout this period the number of colonies/DTs was reduced
significantly with the coming of independence. Within the FCO the
pattern for administering the remaining DTs varied. At one time
most responsibility was vested in one department
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Hong Kong and
General Department. This later became fragmented with
responsibilities being passed to various geographical departments
some of which for some time were joint FCO/ODA departments eg WIAD,
SPD etc.
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Our policy towards the dependent territories had been based on
the assumption that eventually they would all attain independence. In 1973, a review had concluded that continued responsibility for
the DTS was not in HMG's interest and that our aim should be an
active policy of divestment. This policy was pursued with some
success in that, since 1973, a number of territories sought and had
been granted independence. But in 1987 a further review of the
remaining dependencies in the Caribbean area concluded that
the promotion of independence for these territories and
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