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OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL
LBOROUGH HOUSE PALL MALL LONDON SW1Y 5HX
C.152/12/3
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29 September 1983
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On 2 August 1982 I wrote canvassing the views of Commonwealth leaders on the Agenda for the Heads of Government Meeting in New Delhi at the end of November. In the light of replies and further consultations I have been able to have, I now enclose a draft Agenda for your consideration, supplemented by a list of background papers which the Secretariat will distribute shortly. In accordance with our established guidelines on Style and Format, about which I have written to you separately, documents have been kept to a minimum so as to promote informality and spontaneous discussion.
As on previous occasions, the Agenda has been structured around broad and flexible headings to enable a review of developments in larger terms as well as discussion focussing upon more detailed aspects or specific topics. In the Introduction to my Report for the period 1981-83 I have offered some reflections on developments since Melbourne. I hope that the following comments offered by way of annotation of the draft Agenda will be helpful in your preparations.
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OPENING SESSION
The Opening Session will be on the morning of Wednesday, 23 November at 1000 hours at the Vigyan Bhavan in the presence of a large number of invited guests and the media. In addition to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's address of welcome and my own remarks, there will be the customary speeches in reply taking in all about an hour.
The formal photograph of Heads of Delegation will follow immediately.
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