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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELPFUL RESPONSE. I AM CONTENT WITH YOUR SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE (SECOND TUR),
SUBJECT TO ONE MINOR COMMENT
PARA 1(A) OF TUR. THE POINT IS REALLY THAT A UC MEMBER MAY WISH TO
STAND FOR A DB SEAT IN 1988 IF HIS EX OFFICIO SEAT IS TO BE
WITHDRAWN IN 1989. WHAT WE THEREFORE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT AT THIS
STAGE IS THAT HE WOULD NOW BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT GIVING UP
HIS UC SEAT.
2. ON REFLECTION, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THE BACKGROUND TO THE PROP-
OSAL NEEDS TO BE SET OUT MORE CLEARY AND SIMPLY THAT WAS THE CASE
IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFT. MIFT CONTAINS A REDRAFT. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS
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