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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 608 OF 5 JUNE.

FFOR STUART HKIOD.

YOUR LETTER OF 21 MAY.

1918

THIS TOOK AGES TO REACH ME.

1. YOUR PARA (A) PLEASE DON'T BOTHER TO MEET ME UNLESS THERE IS

SOMETHING YOU WISH TO DISCUSS. I WILL BE GOING ON TO SCOTLAND

AFTER A THEORETICAL WAIT OF 2 HOURS.

2. YOUR PARA (B) THIS IS UP TO LORD GO RONWY ROBERTS, BUT WON'T A SINGLE SESSION BE RATHER A MARATHON? OK ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP AND OFFICIALS (BUT NOT TOO MANY OR IT MAY PROVOKE SOME OF THE GROUP).

3. YOUR PARA (C) OK I CANNOT MANAGE A MEETING ON 11 JUNE, BUT

DUNCAN WATSON WILL EXPLAIN MY IDEAS.

4. YOUR PARA (D) DELIGHTED IF LADY GO RONWY ROBERTS WOULD JOIN US.

5. IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE CANNOT SEE ME ON 21ST PERHAPS 24 WILL SUIT? IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING FOR ME HERE IF I RETURNED WITHOUT SEEING HIM BUT PERHAPS THIS CANNOT BE HELPED.

6. YOUR PARA (F): THIS WAS PURELY SOCIAL. IF HE CAN MANAGE A LUNCH I WOULD BE DELIGHTED, BUT IF NOT NEVER MIND.

7. YOUR POSTSCRIPT: PLEASE TELL KESWICK I AM GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM ON 20TH AND WOULD LIKE EITHER TO DINE ALONE WITH HIM OR WITH ADDITION OF BLAKERS AS HE PREFERS.

MACLEHOSE

Riza

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