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it will be necessary also to amend Clause XVI in
the Letters Patent of the 14th of February, 1917,
and I enclose for your information draft amended
Letters Patent which have been prepared.
8.
In view of the numerous amendments
which it is proposed to make in the Royal
Instructions I have considered it desirable
to give you an opportunity of seeing the
amending documents in draft form before they
are submitted to His Majesty in Council.
If you have no observations to offer on the
drafts I shall be glad if you will inform So that
me by telegraph when steps will be taken
may
then.
for their submission to His Majesty in
Council without further delay.
I have, etc.
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