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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH Tel: 01-233-5994

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MG de Winton Esq CBE MC Attorney-General's Chambers] Law Officers' Department Royal Courts of Justice LONDON WC2

My dear Michael

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1. Many thanks for your helpful letter reference 400/77/180 of 15 March.

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2. I have revised the draft note in the light of your suggestions and enclose a copy of the revised version. Please do not hesitate to make further criticisms.

3. Michael Huebner of the Lord Chancellor's Office, who has replaced Anthony Webb, has kindly indicated in his letter reference 4023/47 of 17 March that they have no comments on my first draft so I hope the revised version will be all right by him.'

4. Miss Clayton will wish to make sure that my references to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man are correct.

Yours

ours ever

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Antony Rushford

AR Rushford Deputy Legal Adviser

cc: M D Huebner Eaq, Lord Chancellor's Dept

Miss M A Clayton, Home Office

Sir C Rose

Sir I Sinclair

Mr JAB Stewart

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