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W(B)L 51-7406

CONFIDENTIAL

14. With regard to your paragraph 8, twelve

passed

since

months have now past

the Secretary of State's

firs You were

st asked you,

in my Saving Despatch No. 663 of 25 November,

1968, if steps could be taken to enact legisla-

tion to give effect to the amendments referred

It would he ting

be em

hasing of these

to above. Ae explained in that Despatch, the

prarsins were publicly criticised before thise

amendments in question are required to maintain amendments how made.

a fundamental principle inherent in the British It is regretes

system of justicer PF regret therefore that I

cannot agree to an indefinite postponement of

the action required to remedy the situation and

I shall accordingly be grateful if the necessary

amending legislation may be enacted as soon as

practicable.

나

would

It was accordingly be undesirable to

postpone indefinitely the action required

to remedy the situation and

that you

can

sie

your

whey

it is hoped

to arranging

for the necessary amending legislation

to be enacted as

as practicable.

CONFIDENTIAL