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REGISTRY No.51

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TO PRIORITY F.C.C. TELEGRAM NUMBER 145 CF 3 MARCH 1971.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 144.

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FOR MONSON FROM GOVERNOR.

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1 SHULD BE CRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING FOR

PARAGRAPH OF M.1.P.T. :-

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UNCFFICIAL MEMBERS, IN RESPONSE TO MY ENQUIRIES, HAD NOTHING THEY ISHER TO ATD AT THIS TIME TO THEIR SUBMISSIONS. THEY HAD, INFEET, LITTLE TO SAY AND LARGELY CONTENTED THEMSELVES ITH LISTEDING TO ME IN A RATHER RESIGNED BUT FAIRLY RELAXED MANNER. ONE PEMARKED THAT AT LEAST THEY HOPED THEY WOULD RECEIVE SOME RECOGNITION OF THE WLIDITY OF THE ARGUMENTS THEY HAD PUT FORWARD. (THE ARGUMENTS CONTAINED IN PARA. 7 OF THEIR PAPER NEED A RESPONSE FROM YOU AND I AN AFRAID 1 M JUST NOT IN A POSITION TO COUNTER THEM FROM INFORMAT~

I EN AVAIL BLE HERE). THEY ASKED TO MEST ME AG/IN WHEN I REPLY.

THEIR SUBMISSION HAD BEEN RECEIVED. 1 NATUALLY AGREED.

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1 REGRET THE INCONVENIENCE C-USED TO YOU.

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FILES:

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SIR L. MONSON

SIR S. TOHLINSON

MR. VILFORD

COPIES TO:

MR. D.J.J. BRACK, TREASURY MR. A.F. THORPE, F I(AIR) 2, MOD IR. R.J. SMITH, DOE, LAMBETH BRIDGE

HOUSE

MR. E. STRETTON,

MR. P.D. NAIRNE, MOD

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MR. B.H. GWYNN, MOD MR. R. GEDLING, TREASURY.

MR. D.A. SCOTT

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