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YOUR FAX OF 24 FEBRUARY: INTERVIEW

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1. YOUR DRAFT ANSWERS SHOULD CAUSE NO PROBLEMS HERE. MY ONLY QUERY IS AT A4 WHERE YOU INDICATE THAT WE HAVE NOT/NOT OPTED FOR MORE DIRECTLY-ELECTED SEATS IN 1995: MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT WE HAVE STILL NOT DEFINITIVELY WITHDRAWN OUR PROPOSAL FOR AN INCREASE ABOVE 20, SO THIS WOULD BE A NEW LINE. IT MIGHT BE BETTER KEPT IN RESERVE FOR DEPLOYMENT WHEN TACTICALLY MORE USEFUL.

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