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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY Nebruary 1978
22 FEB 1978
DECK INDEX
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THE GREEN PAPER ON SOCIAL SECURITY
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REMISTRY
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Gorony Roberts)
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Thank you for your letter of 1 February I am so glad the Minister of State welcomes the programme. Naturally we want it to succeed, and will keep an eye on how public comment develops. We did not suggest it in the expectation that it would be rejected, and I see no likelihood of this happening. If vocal opposition does emerge, it will be when concrete proposals are made, and this stage is some way off. However if opposition does emerge, we will have to consider how to meet it, but a publicity campaign at this stage would be inappropriate and premature.
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I am glad the Minister of State agrees that the proposals in the Green Paper represent about as much as is practical at this stage. For my part I accept that no position is a final one in an evolving situation.
3. With regard to timing (your para 4), a contributory scheme must be based on actuarial calculations. For this reason we have sent all the material available to the Government Actuary's Office in the UK.
When we have their reply we will no doubt be able to make further progress.
This does not mean that I am asking
We you to breath down the Government Actuary's neck. are concerned with the proper handling of a great deal of money and if there are flaws in the practical details of the scheme we eventually propose, you can be assured that this mathematically-minded people will see through it in a flash, so let us at all costs start with our calculations right.
DF Murray Esq CMG
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
London SW1
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