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1. WE ARE FAXING TO YOU A COPY OF MR PATTEN'S REPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MINUTE OF 11 JANUARY. THE REPLY URGES THE SECRETARY OF STATE AGAIN TO RECONSIDER THE QUESTION OF ENTERING
A RESERVATION.
2. CHARLES POWELL. TO WHOM I HAVE SPOKEN INFORMALLY, HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE SECRETARY OF STATE MIGHT THEREFORE WISH TO HAVE ANOTHER WORD WITH MR PATTEN.
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