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CHECK THAT THESE FORMULATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. WE WONDER WHETHER, BEFORE PROPOSALS ARE FORMALLY PUT TO CABINET COMMITTEE, IT WOULD NOT BE WISE FOR YOU TO HAVE A WORD WITH SIR S Y CHUNG AND LYDIA D NN, OR POSSIBLY WITH THE WHOLE OF
EXCO.
IT WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO BE ON THE BASIS THAT MINISTERS HAD NOT YET TAKEN DECISIONS. IT WOULD ALSO BE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE. WE WOULD NOT HOWEVER WISH YOU TO DO THIS UNTIL WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE LAW OFFICERS
ARE CONTENT.
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ON THE EX-SERVICEMEN HOME OFFICE ARE LIKELY TO PROPOSE THE COURSE CANVASSED WITH ALAN CARTER, IE TO ADMIT UNDER 4.5 THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, AND TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOT SO ELIGIBLE MAY COME HERE FOR SETTLEMENT IF THEY WISH.
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ON THE ETHNIC MINORITIES THE PROPOSAL IS LIKELY TO BE THAT THEIR REQUEST TO BE GRANTED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP SHOULD BE
REFUSED.
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WE WOULD NOT WISH YOU TO REVEAL TO EXCO AT THIS STAGE THE POSITION LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED BY MINISTERS ON THE EX-SERVICEMEN OR THE ETHNIC MINORITIES, THOUGH WE SHALL OF COURSE WANT TO TELL THEM ONCE MINISTERS HAVE TAKEN A DECISION. WE WILL CONFIRM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENDORSEMENT FORMULAE HAVE BEEN CLEARED WITH THE LAW OFFICERS, BUT MEANWHILE IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW BY START OF PLAY ON FRIDAY WHETHER YOU NEED TO TOUCH BASE FURTHER WITH EXCO ON THE FORMULAE.
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PS/MR RENTON DR WILSON.
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