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Mr. Gaminara

When I saw this on my return from leave yesterday

morning I felt very strongly that it would be wrong

for the Secretary of State to record his part in

this programme over a month in advance.

It seemed to

me impossible, so far in advance of the programme

actually going over the air, to be sure that we could

strike exactly the right note; and I could not see any real reason why the recording could not await the Secretary of State's return from his Africa tour.

2. I accordingly spoke with Mr. Ellis, and at his

request Mr. Jasper had another word with the television

producer. It has now been arranged that the Secretary

of State should make his recording on Monday, November

13th. We should therefore make sure that we get the

proposed texts in the box which will be sent to the

Secretary of State on the previous Friday.

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