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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.40

12 AUG 1969

HC 8/15.

Sir A. Snelling

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action to

have the "Principles incorporated

in D.S.P

Diplomatic Reports and Telegrams;

Commonwealth Aspects

We have for many years made political information

available to the Governments of Commonwealth countries

and more recently to the Commonwealth Secretariat by

sending to them and their High Commissioners in London

selected print, and by sending selected telegrams to

the three old Commonwealth High Commissioners in

London.

2. The arrangements have continued since merger, but

need to be re-affirmed and consolidated (together with

other aspects of the print system) in Diplomatic

Service Procedure. To this end a decision is required

on the principles to be followed.

Recommendation:

3. I recommend that we should provide as generous a

flow of political material to Commonwealth Governments

and the Commonwealth Secretariat as is compatible with

our political and economic interests. To achieve this

we should continue to distribute:-

(a)

to the Australian, Canadian and New

Zealand Governments and their High

Commissioners in London, copies of

all print (in future to be known as

Diplomatic Reports) except those which

are clearly unsuitable for their eyes;

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p.a. man..

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CONFIDEITIAL

/(b)