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contingency planning", the details of which we
did not disclose, as a means of playing down or
explaining away the story. There is no contingeney
planning for evacuation from dependent territories,
for all of whose inhabitants we are responsible,
and this would be taken as confirmation.
4. We feel therefore the story would have to be
denied, and I enclose, in the form of a draft note
for Press Officers, our suggestions as to how this
might best be done. I would be very grateful for
any comments you or Ned Dunnett may have.
Apart from the risk that this would
simply be taken as
confirination,
which
is what we think would happen, it has
to be remembered that there is
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contingency planning for evacuation
how dependent temitories. This is because our responsibility for those temitories is complete & all-embracing
it is not
limited simply to expatriates from the U.R.
I think this essential diffrence blweew our
a
relationship with
dependent temitry & our
relationship with,
say,
Easter Nijiin is fairly
widely appreciated, certainly amongst
mon responsible press people;
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