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Apologies for absence were received from Alex Deane, Tom Sleigh and Sir Michael Snyder.

The Town Clerk reported that representatives of Quiller, the City Corporation’s Political Affairs consultants, were present at the meeting and the Chairman invited the representatives of Quiller to contribute to the meeting as appropriate.

The Town Clerk reported that briefing notes on the Chairman’s recent visits to Shanghai and Paris had been put around the table for Members’ information.