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3. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, MEMBERS WERE OTHERWISE CONTENT THAT THE INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE POINTS AS DRAFTED. THE EXCEPTION WAS PARA 8, WHICH THEY THOUGHT SHOULD BE OMITTED ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT WAS ALREADY COVERED IN THE WORKING PAPER AND THAT IT WOULD BE TACTICALLY UNWISE TO OVEREMPHASISE IT IN OUR INITIAL PRESENTATION WHICH IS STILL UNDER ITEM 1 OF THE AGENDA.

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