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&lt;div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0.5em;"&gt;(pencil: Rep?)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;A. Lascelles&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;F. J. Fernau, Esq., T.D.,&lt;br /&gt;Privy Council Office.&lt;/p&gt;
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