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(b)
2.
I feel very definitely that we ought to deal
in this paper with the question of what we
should say in public if we are asked whether
or not evacuation planning is being undertaken. I absolutely agree with you and Mr. Hall that the only possible course is a flat and robust
denial. I think this should be raised in the
paper, because this would be the obvious
occasion on which to get a collective decision
by Ministers on this important point. You will remember that we had some inter-departmental
correspondence at P.U.S. level a few weeks
back about this. Perhaps we could have a look
at that and weave it into the paper.
Would you please agree with Mr. Hall a suitable addition on this last point? And then I myself think there would be advantage in clearing the draft at official level with the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office before we put it up to Lord Shepherd. Perhaps you could do that as the next stage, after
you have settled with Mr. Hall the two points in
this minute.
ANG.
(A.N. Galsworthy)
8th November, 1967
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