MINUTE SHEET.
Has it been decided who is to sign
the "Joint Declaration" on behalf of the
different participating Governments? Presumably
the Prime Minister will sign on behalf of
H..M.G. in the U.K., and the Canadian, Australian,
and South African Ministers on behalf of their
Governments, but what about New Zealand and India?
Strictly speaking, Y.E. is still the Diplomatic
Representative of be-fch New Zealand and Indira, and
even though Mr. Langstone is a Cabinet Minister,
I do not imagine that he will have the necessary
"full powers" which he shrmld have, strictly
speaking, before he signsP*-Oio doubt if it is
desired that Mr. Langstone should sign on behalf
of New Zealand he could obtain the necessary
authority from his Government by telegram. But
as regards India, presumably Y.E. should sign in
any case, and not Sir G. Bajpai - that is, if
India is to sign at all.
December 29th, 19U1.
Please take care of the point as to who
is to sign, and how powers should be obtained.
I should certainly hope that it would
be Langstone and Bajpai, if India is included.
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29.12.41.
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