HC Deb 08 July 1952 vol 503 c76W
Mr. Drayson

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will consider giving instructions to Government Departments that, in future, when civil servants have occasion to write to business concerns or private individuals, they should sign themselves, "Your obedient servant," instead of, "Yours faithfully."

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

No. The form used in particular letters must be appropriate to all the circumstances of the case.

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