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PLEASE PASS TO LORD CAITHNESS' PARTY STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR LORD CAITHNESS AND BURNS
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WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN A RELIABLE READ OUT FROM THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE PRIME MINISTER. BUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN AGREED THAT, IN ANY EVENT, NO (NO) ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE BEFORE THE RECESS.
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IN RESPONSE TO LORD CHALFONT, LORD ARRAN WILL PROBABLY SIMPLY SAY HE WILL WRITE TO THE HON LORD.
3. WE WILL REVERT TOMORROW WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF WHERE MATTERS STAND. WHATEVER THE OUTCOME, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SECURED A SHORT BREATHING SPACE, THERE MAY WELL STILL BE A NEED TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES, HOWEVER, IT WOULD CLEARLY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU OR MR GALSWORTHY TO SAY ANYTHING TO LU OR GUO.
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