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            <text>&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;10 January 1986&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Queen having been pleased to approve that Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, Esquire, MP, be sworn of Her Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council, the Prime Minister has asked that the necessary steps may be taken to give effect to Her Majesty’s commands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yours truly,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;NW&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Nigel Wicks)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;The Clerk of the Council&lt;br /&gt;Privy Council Office&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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