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TELEGRAM NUMBER 599 OF 24 JULY

MY TELNO 594: WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY

1.

HOME SECRETARY HAS TODAY DECIDED THAT PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED

AT 110OZ ON 31 JULY (REPEAT 31 JULY). HE MAY ALSO MAKE A STATE-

MENT THAT AFTERNOON.

2.

REGRET THAT YOUR CONFIDENTIAL BRIEFING FOR EXCO HAS THEREFORE

ALSO TO BE PUT BACK TO 30 OR 31 JULY.

CARRINGTON

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