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Reference. HCN 5/41

Mr. Wiggin, American Department

Mr. Sewell, Caribbean Department

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having been ashed, do

not want! any places.

so,

Mr. Wilson, Central & Southern African Department Mr. Le Tocq, East African Department Mr. Bennett, Gibraltar and South Atlantic Department (Mr. Carter, Hong Kong Department

Śh this is so

I think we can

Miss Emery, Pacific and Indian Ocean Department fur-reply:

Mr. Sutherland, South Asian Department

Mr. Aiers, South-West Pacific Department

Mr. Second, Southern European Department

Mr. Wilson, West African Department Mr. Fairclough, West Indian Department

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Parliamentary Course 1970

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The United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, in co-operation with the General Council of the Association, organises an annual course in Parliamentary practice and procedure - for members of Parliament etc. from independent and Dependent Territories of the Commonwealth. course is likely to take place in April-May, 1970.

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The Parliamentary course sub-committee is to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 November.

This Department has been invited to attend and to offer the views of the Office in the discussion of the allocation of invitations for the 1970 course. Association are likely to issue up to twenty-eight invitations in the first instance in the hope of a course complement of twenty-four members.

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3. The following Branches of the Association have indicated that they would welcome an invitation and have first call for inclusion in the final list:

The Gambia (2)

Gibraltar

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Grenada

Canada (Newfoundland) „

Malaysia (Sabah).

St. Lucia

Zambia

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The following Branches have also asked for places. As they were represented on recent courses, their claims are perhaps not as strong:.

Canada (Saskatchewan)

India (Mahrashtra)

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