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PERSONAL FOR HUM, KD, FROM ACTING GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 2957: APPOINTMENT OF NEW GOVERNOR
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THE REMARKS ATTRIBUTED TO ME IN PARA 1 OF TUR ARE A MISQUOTATION. I ACTUALLY SAID, IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS, THAT I DID NOT EXPECT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OR INDEED BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.
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THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING THE LINE THAT THIS IS A MATTER FOR HMG AND WE ARE GENERALLY TRYING TO DISCOURAGE THE IDEA THAT THERE WILL BE AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT.
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