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5. Mrs Castle said that she hoped to obtain on 16 August a letter from Miss Nightingale's mother urging her daughter not to agree to her nomination as a candidate for election to

Parliament. She asked whether this could be transmitted

urgently to Miss Nightingale by FCO channels. Dr Oven agreed to do so and it was arranged that, in his absence, Mrs Castle would, in the first instance, telephone the text of the letter to Lord Goronwy Roberts.

16 August 1978

Consular Department

Distribution:

Private Secretary

PS/Lord Goronwy Roberts

PS/PUS

Mr Figg

Mr Murray

Consular Dept

GEAD

News Dept

Hong Kong Dept

British Embassy, Bangkok

Mh Whomersley.

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