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all persons who would have been able to

vote under the 1949 proposals would still

be able to do so under the new proposals,

since if this were arranged it would afford

him a reasonable reply to possible criticisms

in Parliament here. Without some such

provision Mr. Griffiths would not feel

able to accept the new proposals, since, even

though the number of persons concerned would

be relatively few, there is a question of

principle involved.

Further, we do not see why there

should be any considerable delay in

widening the franchise of the Urban Council

to cover these additional people. As we

understand it a simple amendment of the

brimaner

Urban Dict Council would be all that

is necessary, together with the opening of

the necessary additional register.

The

adoption, however, of a full British

subject franchise, quite apart from the

fact that this is not the time for a

change of this character, would involve

substantial delay. The drafting of a new constitution

/is

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