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11) MEETING WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE

COUNCILS AT 1145 HOURS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS. IT WOULD BE

ADVISABLE NOT TO RESTRICT THIS MEETING SOLELY TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS (8 IN ALL) BUT TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF BOTH

COUNCILS (20 IN ALL). MEETING WOULD PROBABLY BE HELD IN COUNCIL

CHAMBER, COLONIAL SECRETARIAT.

(IV) EITHER LUNCH PRIVATELY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE OR AS GUEST OF

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS. UNDER THE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES I WOULD ADVISE

NOT SUGGESTING TO THEM THAT THEY MIGHT ISSUE AN INVITATION, BUT

RESPONDING ONLY IF THEY THEMSELVES PRESSINGLY SUGGEST IT. (THEY

WOULD I FEEL PREFER TO BE HOSTS RATHER THAN CCOME TO GOVERNMENT

HOUSE AS SUGGESTED IN YOUR TELEGRAM, IF THERE WERE TO BE SUCH AN

ENGAGEMENT AT ALL). A LUNCH PARTY OF THIS SIZE WOULD BE NOT MORE

THAN A SOCIAL OCCASION AND OF LITTLE PRACTICAL VALUE OTHER THAN

AS SUCH IT SEEMS INAPPROPRIATE ON A SUNDAY AND NOT REALLY

NECESSARY AFTER THE MEETING SUGGESTED.

DEPARTURE AS SCHEDULED. SEE PRESS AT AIRPORT BEFORE DEPARTURE,

AVOIDING INTERVIEWS ON ARRIVAL BUT ALLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS.

2. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THESE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE SATISFACTORY.

3. I HAVE 3 DOUBLE ROOMS AND 1 SINGLE ROOM AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT

HOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY. REMAINDER WILL

HAVE TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN NEARBY HOTELS WHICH ARE VERY FULL INDEED:

WE SHALL HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT.

GRATEFUL TO KNOW DETAILS OF PARTY ACCOMPANYING SECRETARY OF STATE

HERE AND WHICH MEMBERS OF IT SECRETARY OF STATE DESIRES SHOULD STAY

AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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