Bermuda, UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has revealed.

The reviews come as part of a general look at relations with the remaining 12 Dependent Territories amid a row over the UK's treatment of the volcano-stricken island of Montserrat.

Premier Pamela Gordon last night gave a cautious welcome to Mr. Cook's announcement.

She said: "We are obviously going to keep a watchful eye on what's happening.'' Ms Gordon added that Bermudians wanted the same rights of entry to the UK as full passport holders and EU citizens.

She said: "When Bermudians arrive in the UK, the entry is for many a sticky and uncomfortable issue. That's one thing which needs to be looked at.

"If we are going to be tied to Britain we want a passport which means something.'' She added the right to work and the right of abode should also be granted to Bermudians -- especially valuable for students, so they could work their way through college and gain valuable experience on graduation.

She pointed out that rights denied to Bermudians are already granted to other territories like the Falkland Islands and Guernsey.

Ms Gordon said: "The British Government should be seen to be treating places differently on the basis of population.'' Announcing the reviews, Mr. Cook said: "We have to make sure there is no suspicion of any neglect by Britain.

"We recognise they are British territories and the people on them are a British responsibility.

"We will go through the dozen territories and produce a custom-made solution for each one.

"The aim is to give them confidence that we are committed to them for the future.'' The announcement of the review -- to be completed by next February -- follows what Mr. Cook called a "failure of communications'' over Montserrat.

Since Britain returned Hong Kong, its last significant colony, to China on July 1 only a handful of Dependent Territories remain, most of them small islands with a total population of about 180,000.

Meanwhile, officials in London denied Britain is trying to entice the 5,000 people remaining on Montserrat to leave the island. The rest of the island's 11,000 people have fled since the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted two years ago.

Island leaders accuse Britain of offering insufficient money to those who want to leave, of trying to evacuate the island totally, and of foot-dragging over developing safe northern areas.