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1. ROWLANDS BRIEFED MACLAREN ON HIS INTENTIONS BY PHONE ON 16 JUNE.

2. WE EXPECT THE SATA COMMITTEE TO ELECT A NEW CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY ON 1 JULY. WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED A LOW KEY DIALOGUE WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE LADIES WHO ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY HAVE INDICATED TO US PRIVATELY THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO PURSUE MATTERS AFFECTING THE SAT'S DIRECT WITH US.

3. WE ARE RESPONDING SUITABLY AND EXPECT THE SITUATION TO HAVE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE NEXT FORTNIGHT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL SEEM NATURAL FOR THE NEEW S.C.S TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAL CLASS THAT HE HAS DECIDED TO HAVE A FRESH LOOK AT THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND THAT FOR THIS PURPOSE WE SHALL BE EMBARKING ON A FRESH PAY REVIEW

IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

4. I AM SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THERE

SHOULD BE NO MENTION OF THE FRESH PAY REVIEW UNTIL AFTER IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE. 1 EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM WITHIN A

FORTNIGHT THAT THIS HAS BEEN DONE.

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