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CONFIDENTIAL

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RECORD OF DISCUSSIONS WITH SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE ON 14 SEPTEMBER

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Mr Royle has asked if paragraphs 3 and 4 of the draft record could be amended as follows:

"3. Sir Alec Douglas-Home replied that he could take

the matter back to DOPC, though he did not want to.

Even abolitionist Ministers had supported the line

which he had outlined.

4. Sir Denis Greenhill said the difficulty was that

if there was a public row about the Government's

decision to support the Governor it would be likely

to arise post facto. We had agreed

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I see no objection.

20 September 1973

Copy to: PS/Mr Royle

PS/PUS

Sir D Watson

CONFIDENTIAL

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department