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From: FR Baker, HRPD

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2661 AMISTOLE IN GARDEN

Hke 031/3

Date: 28 May 1993

cc: Mr Parker, Legal Advisers

Mr Raven, SAAD

Mr Holmes, SPD

Mr Buck, SED

Mr Holland, WIAD

Mr Bunten, HKD

Mrs Morphet, RAD

Mr Hand

Mr Bone

PS/Mr Hogg

UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: EXTENSION TO THE

DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND CROWN DEPENDENCIES

Problem

1.

Whether to extend the UK instrument of ratification of

the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child now to those

Dependent Territories and Crown Dependencies that are ready,

leaving the remainder to a later date.

Recommendation

The

2. I recommend that we do so. The departmental Legal

Adviser confirms there are no legal objections.

geographical departments with responsibility for the Dependent Territories concur.

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