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PERSONAL FOR MCLAREN, AUSS FROM GOVERNOR
VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE: DAME LYDIA
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL HAVE SOME SPARE TIME AFTER ARRIVAL ON SUNDAY. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA IF HE COULD SPEND ABOUT 45 MINUTES, SAY ABOUT 6 PM, WITH DAME LYDIA. AS SENIOR MEMBER SHE IS WELL PLACED TO GIVE HIM AN UP-TO-DATE FEEL FOR THE MOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS WOULD HELP IN PREPARING SPEECHES, TALKING POINTS ETC. I ALSO SEE ADVANTAGE IN SHOWING DAME LYDIA THAT HER ADVICE IS
BEING SOUGHT PRIVATELY IN ADVANCE OF THE MORE PUBLIC SESSIONS WITH OMELCO AND LEGCO. LASTLY, IT WOULD BE A WAY OF GETTING OVER ANY EMBARRASSMENT CAUSED BY THE UNFORTUNATE AND OVERWROUGHT STATEMENT SHE AND ALLEN LEE MADE AFTER THEIR RETURN.
2. BEFORE PURSUING THIS WITH DAME LYDIA I NEED TO KNOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WISHES. COULD YOU PLEASE PURSUE.
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