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too long. Some of the eleven Heads of Government

who stayed away from Melbourne might have

attended had the Meeting been shorter.

(iv)

Reduce the financial cost of the Commonwealth

to Britain by reducing our percentage contribution

to the Commonwealth Secretariat's

expenses from 30% to 25%.

(v)

To get at least one nominee at senior level

in the Commonwealth Secretariat, eg. (as already

envisaged) to fill the post of Deputy Secretary-

General (Economic ) when it falls vacant

in 1983.

A

19.

The next steps might be to sound out informally

governments likely to be sympathetic to 16 i, ii, and iii,

with a view to discussing them with the Commonwealth

Secretary-General, and subsequently at the Commonwealth

Senior officials Meeting in [summer] 1982.

12 January 1982

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