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COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING 1991: A REPRESENTATION OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

1.

There will be places again this year for the representatives of up to five Dependent Territories in the UK delegation to the CFMM, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur 8-10 October.

The

2. Because of their comparative importance as financial centres Hong Kong, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands are offered places every year (although Hong Kong declined last year). remaining two seats are offered to the other Dependent Territories in rotation

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last year to Gibraltar, who accepted, and Montserrat, who did not.

3. I should be grateful for advice on who might be invited this year

by Thursday 1 August please.

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W D S Gibby

Economic Relations Department WH412 270-2572

Cc:

Miss Wills Protocol Dept

Mr Weeks CCD

Mr Bolton HM Treasury

26 July 1991

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