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Sir Robert Black leaves the Colony on retirement on the
1st April.
His unofficials are particularly anxious that the
changes (which have been agreed by Sir David Trench, the new
Governor) should be announced before then. While it is somewhat
unusual to announce changes so soon before a Governor's departure,
I see advantage in giving the new Governor an opportunity of
bringing new blood into the Legislature early in his term of
office.
I recommend that you approve,
Lnd Lausdame:
Lansdowne.
20th March, 1964.
If
we are not giving
a
Controlling
vote to the unofficials, because of the
Evernn's two votes
1
I would
prefer not to five the impression
pretending falsely
that we are
to do so.
hould
you
see any
objective to giving officials
unofficials
and
an equal number
sumber of
seats, thus making it clear that
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we are not trying to disquide this? 6.5., 2/3
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36/400/0136 Extract from Letter from Lansdowne to Dr J. Brage 207 of 344