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FOR GOVERNOR (PERSONAL) FROM AMBASSADOR. YOUR TELNO, YOUR VISIT TO ROME (October
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1. I AM GLAD YOU ARE HAPPY AT THE WAY YOUR PROGRAMME IS DEVELOPING. IT IS, IN ITALIAN TERMS, STILL VERY EARLY DAYS, AND DETAILS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE FINALISED UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, I.E. DURING SEPTEMBER. I UNDERSTAND WEBB-JOHNSON WILL BE IN ROME IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, SO THAT WILL BE THE OCCASION TO SET THINGS IN TRAIN. IN PARTICULAR, I SHALL DO MY BEST TO ARRANGE A CALL ON PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL ANDREOTTI: BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE ONE.
2. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT YOUR PROGRAMME ON SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER, AND WHETHER IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MEET SOME VATICAN OFFICIALS THEN. HMA HOLY SEE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH WEBB-JOHNSON DIRECTLY OVER THIS.
3. IT WAS NOT (NOT) MY IDEA THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE A SPEECH AT MY DINNER. IN FACT, THIS WAS BASED ON A MISUNDERSTANDING: WEBB-JOHNSON HAD SUGGESTED ONLY THAT YOU MIGHT WISH TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER DINNER. THERE IS NO NEED TO SAY ANYTHING IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO.
4 CAROLINE AND I WOULD OF COURSE BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU AND NATASHA WERE ABLE TO STAY AT THE RESIDENCE, ALONG WITH YOUR P.S.
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