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6. IT IS CUSTOMARY TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL. INVITATIONS COULD BE ISSUED VIA OUR MISSIONS AND SHOULD INCLUDE, AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, HOTELS ETC.
7. ONLY EXPERT KNOWN TO US IS COLONEL ERIC HEFFORD WHO MAKES A BUSINESS OF ORGANISING SUCH CEREMONIES AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY 12 GOVERNMENTS TO DO SO. HIS FEE WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT POUNDS STERLING 1500. WE HAVE NOT APPROACHED HIM BUT COULD DO SO ON YOUR BEHALF IF YOU SO WISH. WE ARE MAKING ENQUIRIES TO SEE WHETHER WE CAN FIND A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE WITH RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THE ORGANISATION OF AN INDEPENDENCE CEREMONY. OTHERWISE PROTOCOL AND CONFERENCE DEPARTMENT ARE THE BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION HERE AND WILL BE GLAD TO ADVISE AS REQUIRED.
8. THE QUESTION OF ROYAL REPRESENTATION HAS NOT YET BEEN SETTLED AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INDEPENDENCE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO PREMATURE CONCLUSIONS OR PUBLICITY. WE HAVE SENT IN TODAY'S BAG A CHART SHOWING ENGAGEMENTS OF POSSIBLE REPEAT POSSIBLE REPRESENTATIVES AROUND THE LIKELY DATES. FROM THIS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE EASIEST DATES ARE LIKELY TO BE 26/28 MARCH. 9. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL ENABLE YOU TO START PLANNING. WE SHALL TRY TO LET YOU HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE NEXT WEEK. WE SHALL ALSO CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF GIFTS.
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