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Dr. Reilly will prepare a balf and show mecagpy. It will be

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Mr McLaren will not be going to next week's AWG and the UK will be represented by Mr Burns (SAD) and probably Mr that the shadin Reilly (SEAD). The agenda as it stands is attached, with departmental briefing responsibilities in brackets beside each item. FED will provide defensive briefing on the European Culture Year in Japan in case this comes up under Any Other Business.

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to deteriorate, me time has come

to make reprentations

Mr Burns has asked for copies of all briefs by COP Tuesday 17 May and I should be grateful if SEAD and FED could let me have one set of standard format briefs by 15.00 to Wetnam that afternoon. I will need a second copy of FED briefs fort follow

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