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You may therefore wish to consider notifying

the Prime Minister and those of your Cabinet colleagues who

are likely to be interested, e.g. the Secretaries of State

for the Home Department and Defence, and the Lord Chancellor.

The submission also recommends consideration of ways of

reducing the burden of decision on individual Governors.

agree that this is worth examining. I think however that it

needs further consultation in the FCO and with Governors

before we approach other colleagues on that point.

4. I attach a draft letter.

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