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TELEGRAM NUMBER 973 OF 8 JULY 1983

FOR CLIFT FROM GOVERNOR

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I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND AS SOON AS THEY ARE

AVAILABLE THE RECORDS OF THE MEETINGS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE

EXCO UNOFFICIALS AND THE PRIME MINISTER, SECRETARY OF STATE

AND MR LUCE.

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2. SIR S.Y. CHUNG HAS ASKED THAT RECORDS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS. THE RECORDS OF THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS SHOULD

BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLE OF EXCO AND THE BEST WAY OF

ACHIEVING THIS WOULD BE TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE SECRET PAPERS

RELATING TO THE FUTURE WHICH WE HOLD SECURELY HERE.

3. AS REGARDS THE RECORD OF THE MEETING WITH THE P.M. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK JOHN COLES IF HE SEES ANY OBJECTION TO A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FULL RECORD OF THAT MEETING. IF

HE DOES WE WILL CONSTRUCT A NOTE OF THE MAIN POINTS MADE BY THE P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE.

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MR DONALD

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