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7 June were not effected. I note that you now opose to include these 2 conventions in your ogramme for 1977 but improvements to convention

32 protection against accidents (Dockers) Revised) which I suggested should be included 1 your programme for 1977 is, in fact, excluded.

should be grateful if you could arrange for early ction on conventions 42 and 4 and if you could

sure that action in respect of convention No 32 s completed this year.

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In order to try to reduce slippage in future rogrammes I am arranging for the Overseas Labour dviser to call for quarterly progress reports. nowing your interest in this matter I hope you vill agree that this will be a help.

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