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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR DUNCAN WATSON: YOUR TELEGRAM 978.
DATES OF LEAVE AND VISIT TO LONDON.
1. IT WOULD SUIT VERY WELL FOR YOU TO COME INTO THE OFFICE IN THE
WEEK BEGINNING 1 DECEMBER. THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE IN PARIS
EARLY IN THE WEEK AND THE SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE VISITING
LATER IN THE WEEK BUT IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIX A MEETING WITH
HIM, POSSIBLY ON 3 DECEMBER, LORD CORONWY-ROBERTS IS EXPECTED TO
BS HERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. IT WOULD ALSO FIT IN WITH MY OWN MOVES:
I AM NOT OFF UNTIL 12 DECEMBER.
ASSOCIATION.
2. KIDD HAS BEEN IN TOUCH ABOUT POSSIBLE DATES FOR YOUR PROPOSED
CFF THE RECORD LUNCH WITH THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENTS
AMONG THE DATES SUGGESTED FOR THIS FUNCTION IS 4 DECEMBER, IF
YOU AGREE, WE WILL TELL KIDD TO GO FIRM ON THIS DATE. THERE WOULD BE SOME 20-25 MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION PRESENT AND YOU WOULD BE
EXPECTED TO SPEAK FOR TEN MINUTES AND THEN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
3. WE WOULD ALSO TRY TO FIT INTO THE WEEK THE LONG-SUGGESTED MEETING
WITH LABOUR MPS. I WILL COME BACK TO YOU LATER ON THAT.
4. WE MORE THAN UNDERSTAND YOUR WISH TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS
POSSIBLE IN SCOTLAND AND WILL DO OUR BEST TO LIMIT DEMANDS ON YOUR
TIME.
5. PLEASE CONFIRM SO THAT WE MAY GO AHEAD ON THIS PROGRAMME.
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