stormy protest from another British colony this week.

Four high-ranking government officials from the Cayman Islands will visit New York to protest a visit by the UN decolonisation committee.

The UN committee is about to conduct an extensive study of conditions in several British and US territories, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and the US Virgin Islands over a six week period.

It also plans to encourage British colonies to make constitutional changes, making them more autonomous.

However, the Cayman Islands' government has objected to the UN visit noting that residents voted in favour of a "no constitutional'' change during the 1992 elections.

The UN body is planning to visit Bermuda -- after Montserrat, the Cayman Island and Anguilla -- before the end of April.

Members will be speaking to both Government and Opposition politicians in an attempt to find out what local people desire for the Island's future.

The sub-committee also intends to examine the economic, political, social and educational picture of each territory.

Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan previously said that the inquiry was nothing new and any decision would rest on the opinions of the people of Bermuda.

Deputy Governor Mr. John Kelly said that he believed most of the remaining dependent territories were not pushing for independence.