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TELEGRAM NUMBER 102 OF 14 JANUARY
FOLLOWING FOR GALSWORTHY FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO 71, PARA 5: CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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1. MY MAIN PURPOSE IS TO CONTINUE THE EXPLORATORY DISCUSSION ON
THE MATTERS COVERED IN FCO TELNO 1158 OF 25 JUNE 1984 AND IN
PARTICULAR HOW MINISTERS ARE LIKELY TO SEE THE CHOICES BETWEEN
THE OPTIONS SET OUT IN PARA 6 IN THE LIGHT OF THE AGREEMENT.
2. I SHALL NOT BE LOOKING FOR DECISIONS, ONLY FOR SOME PROVISIONAL THOUGHTS WHICH WILL BE OF HELP TO US IN PREPARING SOME DISCUSSION PAPERS ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO WHICH WE SHALL HAVE TO SET OUR HAND IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. THE STRUCTURE AT THE
TOP WILL HAVE A STRONG BEARING ON THE FUTURE ROLE AND COMPOSITION
OF THE EXECUTIVE: AND THE GOVERNOR'S RELATIONS WITH IT.
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