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(b)

(c)

to all Commonwealth Governments,

selected print: because of the

diversity of these Governments,

our posts should play a greater

part in selecting suitable material;

to the High Commissioners in London

of Australia, Canada and New Zealand,

copies of selected inward telegrams.

A fuller note on the procedures proposed for

incorporation in Diplomatic Service Procedure is

attached.

These arrangements are not intended to be

immutable and should be looked at again periodically.

Argument:

5. The arrangements by which we supply Commonwealth

Governments with information on foreign affairs can

be traced back to 1921 and covered Foreign Office print

(chiefly despatches and research department memoranda)

and telegrams. The existing system may be briefly

summarised as follows:-

(a) Print

Distribution to Governments and their

High Commissioners in London is given

according to the following codes:

"A" to all Commonwealth Governments;

"Q" to the Governments of Australia,

Canada and New Zealand only;

"+" to the recipients of "Q" plus

other named Commonwealth Governments;

"No" to none.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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