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TELNO 1984
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OUR TELNO 1963 AND YOUR TELNO 2790: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT:
LONGER TERM ISSUES
1.
FURTHER TO OUR TUR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOW SEEN
THE REVISED DRAFT PAPERS AND HAS RAISED A NUMBER OF POINTS WHICH
HE WILL WISH TO DISCUSS WITH THE GOVERNOR AT THEIR MEETING ON 22
JULY.
MEANWHILE WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS FROM
EXCO ON THE DRAFTS AS THEY STAND (YOUR TUR) AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE:
IF YOU WERE ABLE TO TELEGRAPH THESE OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL REDRAFTS
DESKBY 22U80OZ, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THEM IN THE
SECRETARY OF STATE ́S MEETING.
2.
MEANWHILE WE TO0 HOPE TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE OF 24 JULY
AND ASSUME THAT SUBJECT TO THE OUTCOME OF THE 22 JULY MEETING YOU
HAVE THE TRANSLATION WORK ETC IN HAND.
HOWE
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