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MIPT: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM ISSUES: COVERING

PAPER

1.

FOLLOWS:

OUR COMMENTS ON YOUR TELNO 2487 (COVERING PAPER) ARE AS

A)

TITLE OF PAPER: WE SUGGEST ADDITION OF QUOTE COLON

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATURE UNQUOTE (SEE D) BELOW).

C)

D)

IN PARA 5 WE SUGGEST DELETION OF ALL AFTER QUOTE

GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE AND REPLACEMENT WITH QUOTE AND THE

NEED FOR CONVERGENCE WITH THE POST 1997 STRUCTURE TO BE

PRESCRIBED IN THE BL UNQUOTE. AS DRAFTED AT PRESENT

THE PAPERS DO NOT CONSIDER DIRECTLY HOW CONVERGENCE

COULD BE ACHIEVED. SEE ALSO H) BELOW.

IN PARA 6 WE SUGGEST QUOTE WHICH MIGHT UNQUOTE IN PLACE

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