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that the question of what might be said in the next few weeks to other Ministers, the Labour Party and perhaps publicly would best be considered later in the light of Ministers' further examination of Defence Review matters in the OPD in September. I submit a draft accordingly.

Teddy Jacka

J E Jackson

Defence Department

21 August 1974

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