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FOR GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

MR RENTON'S VISIT

1.

WHEN WE SPOKE LAST WEEK YOU WERE THINKING OF SENDING US A

DRAFT STEERING BRIEF FOR THE VISIT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE

THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THE BRIEFING EXERCISE IS NOW WELL

UNDER WAY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER IT IS IN THE FORM OF A

DRAFT STEERING BRIEF OR NOT: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IS A GENERAL

INDICATION OF THE SUBJECTS LIKELY TO BE COVERED AND OF ANY

PARTICULAR POINTS LIKELY TO BE RAISED WITH THE MINISTER.

IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A BROAD BRUSH

SCENE SETTING TELEGRAM, PERHAPS TO

2.

ARRIVE ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, DESCRIBING THE GENERAL

STATE OF PLAY, STATE OF CONFIDENCE ETC.

HOWE

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