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YOUR TELNOS 1990 AND 2012: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: MEETING
WITH EXCO
1.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE FORMAT
WHICH YOU PROPOSE FOR THE MEETING WITH EXCO. HE HAS COMMENTED
THAT NONE OF HIS PREVIOUS MEETINGS WITH THEM HAS BEEN ANYTHING
LIKE SO CLOSELY SCRIPTED AND STAGE MANAGEED. HE FEARS THAT IF
YOUR SUGGESTED FORMAT WERE FOLLOWED IT WOULD LOSE ALL
SPONTANEITY. THE WORST THING WOULD BE PREPARED, OR EVEN WRITTEN SPEECHES. HE PROPOSES HIMSELF TO REPLY AND SPEAK AS COMES NATURALLY.
2.
YOU WILL WISH TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AFTER HIS ARRIVAL.
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