TNAG-0118-FCO40-154-Disturbances-1967-1968-1969 — Page 162

CONFIDENTIAL

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Mr. Sykes (Defence Policy Department) November.

Thank you for your minute of

The present arrangements for circulating Inward telegrams dealing with troubles in the dependent territories are as follows:-

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Advance copies are sent as quickly as possible to:

Defence Operations Centre, M.O.D.

Duty Intelligence Staff, M.Ö.D.

Duty Intelligence officer, Cabinet Office No. 10 Downing Street.

Any other outside recipient would be sent copies at the request of the department concerned or the Resident Clerk.

The telegram is given Departmental or FCO/WH Distribution as appropriate,FCO/WH being given to important telegrams of wide interest. For these telegrams these distributions always include the Overseas Police Adviser, the Overseas Labour Adviser, the Emergency Unit, Consular Depart- ment, IRD. and D.I.S. M.0.D. in addition to their normal recipients.

In addition the telegram is given the "J.I.C. Additional Distribution. This additional distribution (copy attached) covers the non- F.C.0. recipients of the old Colonial Office Disturbances Distribution the recipients within the Office being covered by Department al or FCO/WH.

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As an exception to the use of the J.I.C. additional distribution, we are, at the request of the geographical departments concerned sending telegrams about troubles in Fiji and the Bahamas respectively to the recipients on the attached separate sheets. As you will see, these additional distributions are more limited than the J.I.C. additional distribution

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In the case of Outward gelegrams we follow the instructions of originators as given on the drafts but endeavour to ensure that the same broad lines of policy are followed.

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It seems to me that this matter is best dealt with by means of additional distributions but we should be happy to make any changes in the detailed arrangements which you or the other recipients of your minute, to whom I am copying this, think would be appropriate. If changes are thought necessary it would be helpful if either your department or one of the dependent territory departments could co-ordinate views and let us have an agreed request.

RECEIVED IN

ARCHIVES No.31

-9 DEC 1968

c.c. Mr. MacKintosh

(1.B.Eaden)

Communications Department

3 December 1968

Mr. Fairclough (W.I.P.)

Mr. Jerrom (P.1.0.D

Mr. Bennett IĜISTA

Mr. Bullock (N.A.C

Mr. Carter (Hong Kong Dept.)