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deemed to apply?

M.L.

лик

Дастом

Deformation Dept

5.2.91

210 6112

QAB G/106

(MN Rogers, who made the argutal enquiry of

is an sick leave)

you

Mr Datter

11

have had a

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to me that

brief look at the Charter and it seems

Article 4 'Restriction

the

point

:

"

The

Corporation

Ovepeas Concessions' covers

enter into any

shall not... enter into

amy arrangement

with the Govemment of my part of the Commonwealth

having first obtained the approval of Our Secretary

without

of State"

do

2. That

not

Think that

para.22

J

the

Licence applies.

serid, I don't see

why

it should be the foreign

rather than

Secretary

is

required, although

J State

3. If it

approval then

can

Because bush Becomes

honda Feo Bys

The Home Secretary whose approval presumably

1

understand it

the same

all secretaries

,in principle, performs/functions.

is thought

because

This

Dresumably you

appropriate to

agreement

corcems

have the Foreign Secretary's

the World Service",

should submit recommending that The