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4. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MAJORITY REQUIRED BY ARTICLE XXV:5

WILL BE FORTHCOMING BUT THAT UNANIMITY WILL BE UNATTAINABLE.

SO FAR 35 VOTES ARE CONSIDERED BY THE SECRETARIAT AS SURE.

FORTY ARE REQUIRED AND THE POSTAL VOTES OF GROUP OF 77

COUNTRIES NOT REPRESENTED IN GENEVA ARE THEREFORE MIORTANT.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GROUP OF 77 IS ENCOURAGING THESE TO CAST

FAVOURABLE VOTES. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD CONTACT THE

LONDON MISSIONS OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES CONCERNED (1.E.

MAURITIUS, GAMOJA, KENYA, MALAWI, SIERRA LEONE, TANZANIA, UGANDA, BARBADOS, CYPRUS, GUYANA) EXPRESSING THE HOPE THAT

THEIR GOVERNMENTS WILL CAST THEIR POSTAL VOTES IN FAVOUR.

MASON

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

T.P.D.

E.A.D.

W.A.D.

C. & STH AFRICAN DEPT

CARIBBEAN DEPT

S.E.D.

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