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me thereafter, I will put it up, as

I

procketion, to Sir D. Watson

Thank

Thomson.

ACBA

21/5

you. I have discussed with Mr.

We are content with the

insertion of the sentence "Sir D. Watson

will wish

2.

but would prefer it to form a separate paragraph, without the square brackets.

The proposed change to paragraph 3(a)

does cause us concem.

therefore pencilled in

Mr. Thomson has

a proposed redraft

which introduces the fact of the disbandment of the Gurkha Brigade.

He would much

prefer the question about the phasing of troop withdrawals (last sentence of paragraph 4) to be left unqualified.

Rejestbrook