BY HMG.
CONFIDENTIAL
07
MDHOAN
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4.
YOU SHOULD AVOID SUGGESTING THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WE ARE DISCUSSING WILL BE 'IN ACCORDANCE WITH HISTORICAL PRACTICE AND PRECEDENCE'' THIS IS NOT IN FACT THE CASE. YOU WILL NOTE
FROM THE LETTERS (BEING FAXED TO OSBORNE) FROM LORD CAITHNESS TO
THE CHIEF SECRETARY LAST SUMMER AND TO MR CARTLAND DATED 23 MARCH, THAT THIS FORMULATION HAS NOT BEEN USED. WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY OF JUDICIAL
REVIEW LATER.
5. FOR FURTHER BACKGROUND, WE ARE REPEATING TO YOU THE LATEST DRAFT REPEAT DRAFT OPENING STATEMENT FOR USE IN CONSULTATIONS
WITH HMOCS REPRESENTATIVES. DETAILS OF THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY
NOT BE MADE PUBLIC AT THIS STAGE.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
40
OVERSEAS
DISTRIBUTION
40
.HER MAJESTY'S
.CIVIL SERVICE RESTRICTED
HKD
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
FED
NEWS D
RAD//MR WYE
OVERSEA PENSIONS/ODA//MR_FISH
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
MR KERBY
RMD
NNNN
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