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1.WE CANNOT SEE THE MERIT IN MENTIONING THE FICZ AND WOULD PREFER INSTEAD AN EXPANSION OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED REPLY AS FOLLOWS:-

UNDER THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CONSTITUTION ORDER OF 1985

THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS (THAT IS TO SAY THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE) IS, SUBJECT TO THE CONSTITUTION, EXERCISED BY THE GOVERNOR EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH OFFICERS SUBORDINATE

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TO HIM. THE CONSTITUTION CONTAINS PARTICULAR PROVISION IN RELATION of the Augedag

TO DEFENCE AND TO THE EXERCISE OF THE PREROGATIVE OF MERCY. THE GOVERNOR IS OBLIGED BY THE TERMS OF THE CONSTITION TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY INSTRUCTIONS, GIVEN TO HIM BY THEA SECRETARY

RELATION TO OF STATE. FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY IN

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. ARE MATTERS RELEVANT TO EXTERNAL AFFAI

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

SIR J FRETWELL

MR GILLMORE

MR BOYD

MR FEARN

HD/FID

HD/SAMD

HD/DEFENCE

HD/NEWS

NAD (3 COPIES) HD/SAGD, ODA

PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE

MR N BEVAN, AUS(D STAFF) MOD HD/SECCO) (C) MOD

SIR R ARMSTRONG, CAB OFFICE MR C L G MALLABY, CAB OFFICE CDR. CASWELL, CAB OFFICE

DIO, CAB OFFICE

RESIDENT CLERK

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