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I have expanded the drafts somewhat to toy to give Nollre and N Shakespeare

a clearer idea of the distinction they are being ashed" to draw. But I must confess to having doubts about the validity of the distinction: being a member of the DS does not give you a magic ability to handle political problems, anymore than being a lifelong member of Amocs makes you a good colonial administrator. Ass officer who was a good administrator would soon make up for his lack of colonial expirence; conversely, and mocsman with nous would be better able to deal with the complications of Falklands/Argentine / UK relations than an

unimaginative DS time-server. At the end of the day what we want is the best available man for the job, where we he comes from.

DS

I. E. Cartilla 13