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Good points
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do
you
know whether comideration has yet been given, to whether a local Chief Secrevay could be Acting Governor ding the Govenor's absence?
We mentioned yesterday to au waters (CSB) he pren reports that Ms fatten intended a local to succeed fis D ford. He said that he thought all previous DT practice was that the Offices Administing the Goverment must at all times be an overseas office.
There are practical routine eg access to some intelligenc & emergency contingencies to consider.
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7 August 1992.
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will be:
Here will be a local es
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there could'nt je
He point of creating
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