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you afr sun long period of gestation here to receive another answer which is not a full

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I feel, however, that a new Minister (of whatever party) might well feel anxious reading the file that, whatever the strict legal inter-

pretations to be put on the various issues, there seemed to have been something of a vendetta mounted against RTV (and I must admit that much of the wording on our files supports this) and that

he would not wish to have to defend the case before Parliament. If by adopting the line

proposed in this letter we can reduce the area of contention I hope that you will agree that we should do so. Failing that I think that we

shall have to reiterate to Ministers the line takeh in Commonwealth Office saving. despatch No. 709 of 19 December 1968 which will mean that they must be prepared to face the music in Parliament.

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