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opportunity through its membership of the Consultative Council,

as the Director of Education, who chairs the meetings of the

Council, is the responsible authority and speaks for the

Government. However, in his letter to your President of 17

September, the Secretary for Social Services dicated that the

Director of Education, together with a representative of the

Secretary for the Civil Service, were prepared to engage in

separate discussions with representatives of your Union, in the

presence of the leader of the Staff Side of the Consultative

Council.

The Secretary of State's advice is that your Union

should accept this offer of separate discussions and should also

participate in future meetings of the Consultative Council.

He is sure that this the best way of resolving the difficulties

that your members face.

Yours faithfully,