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FORM C
SECRETARY OF STATE'S PRIVATE OFFICE
H.243b Ext. 47
Mr.
Reed
I attach a letter from
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M. P.,
Ernest Thornton.
which you will no doubt wish to send for registration together with Form D below.
2. The Secretary of State would be grateful if a draft reply for his signature could be sent to Private Office within seven days.
3. Should it prove necessary for Colonial Governments or other sources to be consulted, or if there is likely to be delay in sending a final answer, a draft interim reply should be put up immediately.(C.O. Code of Procedure Part II, Section J 27 refers).
Z Tame
lawnsend
pp. Private Secretary