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VOL. 84.] SAINT VINCENT, THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY, 1951. [NO. 7.


 GOVERNMENT NOTICES. closer unity between the British West
 Indian territories.
 As the Commission observe, a customs
 union could be established either with
No. 59. or without political federation, and its
 formation can therefore be considered
 REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON quite separately from the wider issue.
 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CUS- The Report indicates the substantial
 TOMS UNION IN THE BRITISH advantages which are to be gained from
 CARIBBEAN AREA. such an union, and sets out with admir-
 able clarity and detail the practical steps
 by whicl it might be achieved.
 In commending the'Report to the
Message from the Secretary of State for Legislatures tor the earnest consideration
 the Colonies to the peoples of the which it merits, and which I hope will
 West Indies on publication of the be given to it with all reasonable ex-
 Customs Union Report on petition, I would like to repeat what
 February 1st, 1961. Mr. CREECH JONES said in his message
 at the time of the publication oC the two
 S- other Reports mentioned above ; namely,
 I wish to express my appreciation of that His Miajesty's Government have no
the valuable services rendered by the wish to prejudge or influence the deci-
members of the Commission for the sions of the representatives of the West
Establishment of a Customs Union in Indian peoples in this matter, but that
the British Caribbean Area, whose Re- they will be ready to assist in any
port is published today. It is a worthy measures which, after examination of the
companion to the Reports of the Stand- Report by the Legislatures, may appear
ing Closer Association Committee and feasible and in furtherance of the aims
the Commission on the Unification of accepted at the Montego Bay Conference
the Public Services,and it formsanother in 1947."
important contribution to the cause of 1st February, 1951.


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