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FOURTH QUESTION, PART (C). THE LIST OF POSSIBLE CONSTIT→ UTIONAL AMENDMENTS, GIVEN IN BRACKETS, IS INCOMPLETE (THE MANDATE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOUNDARIES COMMISSION, AND THE POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, COULD BE ADDED) AND MISLEADING (REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE DEALT WITH IN LOCAL LAW). BUT I HOPE IT CAN BE OMITTED, RATHER THAN CORRECTED. THIS IS BECAUSE I SHALL SOON HAVE TO TRY AND AGREE A CONFERENCE AGENDA WITH ALL CONCERNED. THERE MAY THEN BE DIFFERENCES OF VIEW ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. SO IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO GIVE NOW ANY IMPRESSION THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT MERITS INCLUSION.
(C) ON THE DEFENSIVE MATERIAL:
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RACIAL BIAS IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM. (LAST 6 WORDS UNDERLINED).
# SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE IN THIS SECTION SHOULD REFER TO BERMUDA'S QUOTE CIRCUMSTANCES UNQUOTE RATHER THAN ITS QUOTE S4ALL SIZE UNQUOTE. ALTHOUGH THE TERRITORY'S SIZE IS NO DOUBT ONE FACTOR, A SECOND IS THE UNUSUALLY LARGE PROPORTION (8 PER CENT) OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO ARE EXPATRIATES. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS TOO ALL ENCOMPASSED IN QUOTE CIRCUMSTANCES UNQUOTE. I ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE LAST SENTENCE IN THIS SECTION SHOULD END QUOTE THESE MATTERS TO BE IMPORTANT UNQUOTE. TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT COULD GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING WHOLLY COMMITTED TO THE PROGRESSIVE LABOUR PARTY'S SIDE.
(11) UNITED BERMUDA PARTY. (LAST 3 WORDS UNDERLINED).
ACCUSATIONS THAT THE UDP IS MULTI-RACIAL IN NAME ONLY ARE WHOLLY BASELESS BUT CAN BE DAMAGING UNLESS VIGOROUSLY DENIED, SO 1. HOPE THAT A MORE POSITIVE RESPONSE WOULD BE GIVEN TO ANY SUCH ACCUSATION.
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(111) ACTION OPEN TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT. (LAST 5 WORDS UNDERLINED).
! SUGGEST THAT QUOTE APPROACH UNGUOTE BE SUBSTITUED FOY QUOTE IMPLEMENT UNQUOTE IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS SECTI09, TO AVOID ANY IMPLICATION THAT EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED WILL BE DONE.
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