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TO ROUTINE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 982 OF 2 OCTOBER,1974
MY SAVING TELEGRAM NO 220 OF 12 SEPTEMBER: COINS,
THE ROYAL MINT ADVISE THAT AN IMMEDIATE ORDER FOR MATERIAL
FOR OUR PROPOSED NEW TWO DOLLAR COIN WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THEM
IN VIEW OF AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITY FOR
CUPRONICKEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AT PRESENT. THEY WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO HAVE FINAL DESIGN DECISION AND ORDER FOR BOTH TWO
DOLLAR AND TWENTY CENT COINS BY 1 NOVEMBER.
2. COULD THE NECESSARY U.K. APPROVALS PLEASE BE EXPEDITED.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKIOD
FRD
SIR.D.MAITLAND
MR MARSHALL
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