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South-East Asia Department (Mr. Fyjis Walker) W.86 Near Eastern Department (Mr. Evans) W.130 Commonwealth Co-Ordination Department (Mr. Watson) K.223

Gibraltar and South Atlantic Department (Mr. Cox)

K.274

Guidance Department (Mr. Cook) E.024 European Integration Department (Mr. Brind) E.^7 Defence Policy Department (Mr. Johnstone) E.MS.14 Eastern European Department (Mr. Cambridge) East African Department (Mr. Counsell) E.MS.34 North American and Caribbean Department (Mr. Swan) K.362

Latin American Department (Mr. Wallace) K.276B South Asian Department (Mr. O'Leary) W.14 South-West Pacific Department (Mr. Ward) K.260 Southern European Department

Southern African Department (Mr. Webster) E.317 Western Organisations Department (Mr. Parsons) W.63 Hong Kong Department (Mr. Gaminara) K.247 Far Eastern Department (Mr. Wilson) K.258 West African Department (Mr. Moberly) E.MS.43 Rhodesia Political Department (Mr. Barrow) E.327 West Indian Department (Mr. Matthews) K.229

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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No:31 24 MAR 1969

HKK1/13

PA on file

Speech on "World Security Problems" to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's Spring 1969 Visit, 27 March, 1969

This speech will now be made by the Minister Without Portfolio, The Rt. Hon. George Thomson, M.P.,

instead of by the Minister of State, Lord Shepherd, who is away.

I attach hereto re-draft, extensively changed since the first draft circulated on 3 March, in the light of comments received, and in many cases incorporating, instead of or in addition to, sections of the first draft wholly fresh ones kindly provided by Departments.

In certain cases, e.g. items on Africa, and S.E. Asia more than one draft on the same topic emerged from the first consultation, and I trust the most immediately responsible Department in each case will let me know urgently should the result I have submitted not be to its liking.

I fear it may be too late to get a finally agreed draft to the Minister Without Portfolio before Monday but would very much appreciate it if I could have, from any Department not happy about the present draft, their comments by not later than lunch time that day.

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F.0. Darvall

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Guidance Department,

Room 020, Downing Street East. Main B 1060

21 Mar. 1969.