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5. Mrs Castle said that she hoped to obtain on 16 August a letter from Miss Nightingale's mother urging her daughter not to agree to her nomination as a candidate for election to
Parliament. She asked whether this could be transmitted
urgently to Miss Nightingale by FCO channels. Dr Oven agreed to do so and it was arranged that, in his absence, Mrs Castle would, in the first instance, telephone the text of the letter to Lord Goronwy Roberts.
16 August 1978
Consular Department
Distribution:
Private Secretary
PS/Lord Goronwy Roberts
PS/PUS
Mr Figg
Mr Murray
Consular Dept
GEAD
News Dept
Hong Kong Dept
British Embassy, Bangkok
Mh Whomersley.
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