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6. MY ADVICE THEREFORE WOULD BE TO ADOPT EITHER METHOD (111) OR (IV). BUT, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I SHOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONSULT PREMIER PRICE. HE MAY HAVE REASONS FOR PREFERRING ONE OF THE OTHER METHODS IF HE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE MORE PALATABLE TO PUBLIC OPINION HERE OR LIKELY TO BE LESS OPEN TO ACCUSATIONS IN GUATEMALA THAT WE WERE TAKING BACK POWERS WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN - DEVOLVED.

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