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(D) WE WILL KEEP SEPARATE STATISTICS OF ALL APPLICATIONS FROM EX-SERVICEMEN, BY WHATEVER ROUTE, WHO BENEF HT FROM THE HOME

SECRETARY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE CLEARLY SIGNALLED TO INDICATE 'EX-SERVICEMEN''. HOME OFFICE MAY WISH TO ALLOCATE SPECIAL REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR US TO QUOTE.

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

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