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well placed to make overall comparisons. Some may well have suggested rather more lenient markings for their host govern- ment than is objectively justified, for example because they thought it was misunderstood in the UK. Others may have been excessively severe, for example because of their personal ex- perience of the activities of the local security services. Equally, geographical departments have been able to make com- parisons only between the (often rather restricted) range of countries with which they deal. The marks suggested by posts and departments are included only as a possible cross-check.

6. I should be grateful if completed assessment forms could be returned to me by close of play on Friday 18 February. Any general queries about this exercise should be addressed to the Planning Staff; however, queries about particular countries should be addressed to the geographical department concerned.

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BL Crowe

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Mr Hibbert

Mr Butler

Mr Keeble

Sir A Stark

Sir R Sykes

Mr Burrows Mr. Edmonds Mr Faber Mr Forster Mr Fretwell Mr Hawley

Mr Hayes

Mr Hennings

Mr Laurence

Mr Leahy

Mr Mansfield

Mr Moberly

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