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5. THE COUNCIL THEREFORE ASKED THAT THE PROPOSALS IN CHAPTER 7 OF

THE GREEN PAPER SHOULD BE REWRITTEN WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC DATES. THEY

SHOULD ALSO BE PRESENTED MORE TENTATIVELY AS THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT

OF THE GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO THE

LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS RATHER THAN AS SPECIFIC PROPOSI-

TIONS.

6. A REVISED DRAFT OF THE GREEN PAPER IS NOW BEING PREPARED WHICH

WILL BE CONSIDERED AGAIN BY EXCO AS SOON AS MINISTERS HAVE CONSIDERED

THE ISSUE. A REVISED DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY THE END OF THIS

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