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Дет Dear Francis,
FUTURE BUSINESS
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CABINET OFFICE
70 WHITEHALL
LONDON SW1A 2AS
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8 December 1981
The purpose of this letter is to seek your assistance in producing a forecast of business likely to come forward from your Department to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Ministerial Committee on the Defence and Oversea side (other than European Community matters) in the period from the beginning of January to Easter 1982.
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It would be helpful if your forecast could be in the following form:
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subject (with indication of how certain it is,
or upon what circumstances it depends),
b.
month in which it is likely to come forward,
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C. ministerial committee involved.
I should be grateful if you would let me have your reply by Tuesday,
5 January.
F N Richards, Esq
Foreign and Commonwealth Office LONDON SW1
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Roger
RL FACER