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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 121: SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
FOLLOWING FROM WATSON
1. This is unfortunate and I agree that the sooner
there can be public announcements the better. In the
case of Luddington because of our efforts to secure for
him the best possible terms of service, recommendations
have still to go forward to No 10 and the Palace. Your
telegram No 102 arrived when we were on the point of
submitting for this/purpose to the S of S. We shall do
what we can to expédite matters, but it would be
unrealistic to assume that the various processes,
including the presentation and acceptance of a formal
offer of appointment, can be completed to permit a
public announcement much before the end of February.
I realise that this may fall short of your desiderata,
tha
but it is the best we can hope for.
12.
In the case of Roberts, the next step as you know
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