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From: Sir David Gillmore

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29 October 1992

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Mr Lankester, ODA

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A CLINTON ADMINISTRATION

1. At its meeting on 21 October the Policy Advisory Board looked at the attached paper on a Clinton Administration and its possible implications for the UK. The paper is based largely on reporting from Sir R Renwick in Washington.

2. The Board broadly accepted the analysis, but thought the conditions tended to understate the problems which a Clinton Administration could cause us.

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I recommend that we send the paper with a covering letter to No 10 so that the Prime Minister has the opportunity to see it over the weekend before the election. A draft letter from you is attached. It reflects the gloss that came during the Board's discussion.

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