Likely sales, at some point, include more of the government's stakes in Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Post, shares in four airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, and a lot of property.

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Reluctant to see the government add to its liabilities by borrowing more, they were keen to see it subtract from its assets, by selling all of its stake in Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Post.

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Michael McNally, from Jersey Post, said Deutsche Post had been "amazing" in helping to deliver the letters and had gone to "enormous lengths" to make it possible.

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