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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1418 OF 8 DECEMBER, 1973

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR MR ROYLE AND SIR T. BRIMELOW.

PLEASE SEE MY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM TO THE S. OF S. ABOUT MASS TRANSIT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO MY BEST ABOUT THIS, BUT THE ANGLO-ITALIANS ARE AT PRESENT OUT-BID BY A WIDE MARGIN, MIGHT CONCEIVABLY DE ABLE TO HOLD THE POSITION ON POLITICAL GROUNDS ALONE, BUT VERY MUCH DOUBT IT. PLEASE THEREFORE TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN THE WAY I SUGGEST.

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