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BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION TO ADOPT A MORE FLEXIBLE
APPROACH. THE MANAGEMENT MIGHT AGREE TO TALKS WITH THE UNION
ON CERTAIN MATTERS ON AN INFORMAL BASIS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
IN FACT ONE SUCH MEETING HAS ALREADY BEEN HELD. THIS COULD DO
MUCH TO REDUCE TENSION AND PAVE THE WAY FOR FINAL RECOGNITION -
THOUGH I WOULD NOT HOLD CUT ANY HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE GIVEN
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
4.
THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR HERE HAS ALREADY GIVEN ENCOURAGE-
MENT TO BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION TO AGREE TO DISCUSSIONS
ON THIS BASIS AND IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD SIMILARLY
ADVISE JENKINS AND GIBSON. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL IF AN
APPROACH COULD BE MADE TO JOHN KESWICK AS PROPOSED IN SIR LESLIE
MONSON'S LETTER.
SIR D. TRENCH
FILES:
H.K.D. A.& T.D. C.D.A.
SIR L. MONSON MR. VILFORD
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