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TO IMMEDIATE HAMILTON TELNO 246 OF 6 DECEMBER

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO THE PREMIER IN RESPONSE TO HIS.

MESSAGE TO ME.

BEGINS

DEAR PREMIER,

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT REUTERS HAVE PUT OUT

A FULL REPORT WHICH CORRECTS THE MISLEADING IMPRESSION GIVEN IN THEIR INITIAL SUMMARY. I HOPE BY NOW YOU WILL ALSO HAVE SEEN THE FULL TEXT

OF MY STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTAR-

IES WHICH MAKE THE POSITION VERY CLEAR AND ARE IN FULL ACCORD WITH

LEGAL ADVICE.

YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT I PAID A WARM TRIBUTE TO THE GOVERNOR

IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY AND THAT THIS WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED ON ROTH SIDES. IF YOU NEED ANY SUPPORT (IN THE FORM OF PERSONNEL OR TECHNICAL HELP) TO SECURE THE CONTINUED SAFETY OF THE GOVERNOR AND

HIS FAMILY, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW.

I AM GLAD TO KNOW THAT THINGS ARE IMPROVING AND I HOPE THAT SOON -

EVERYTHING WILL BE DACK TO NORMAL.

YOURS SINCERELY

(DAVID OWEN)

ENDS.

OWEN

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