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4. ON PARA 5 OF YRTELNO 673, WE WOULD DEAL WITH ISSUES OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IN OUR REPLY TO YOUR LATER TELNO 687. HOWEVER, WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE OVERTLY INVOLVED IN THE FIXING OF APPOINTMENTS, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO DO SO IN THE BACKGROUND AND ANY INVITATION TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE MUST COME FROM THE COMMITTEE ITSELF.

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