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      if you wish, carry out the programme that you out lined to me 
      when I was in Washington without taking the King and Queen through 
      New York City on Sunday. Under this arrangement it is contemplated 
      that the first part of Their Majesties' Canadian tour would end 
      at Niagara Falls, Ontario, on the evening of Wednesday, the 7th 
      of June.
 
      
 
 
On the morning of that day Their Majesties will visit London, 
      Ontario, and then proceed by easy stages through Ingersoll, Woodstock, 
      and Hamilton to Niagra Falls where they are due to arrive about 
      3.30 in the afternoon. We should like to give Their Majesties 
      a few hours to view the falls and rest, and we would also like 
      to give them an opportunity to see the Falls illuminated which 
      would mean that they would not be ready to leave for the United 
      States until about 9.30p.m. We realize, however, that the hour 
      of their departure will have to be fixed in such a way as to 
      synchronize with your plans for their reception in Washington. 
      As we do not know which of the alternative railroad lines from 
      Buffalo to Washington you intend to use and in consequence cannot 
      estimate exactly how long it will take the Royal Train to make 
      the journey, we