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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 554 OF 4 JUNE.
YOUR TELEGRAM 4241 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
WE AGREE AN AFFIRMATIVE REPLY.
2. SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING MATERIAL:
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''THOUGH THE COMMISSION HAS HAD LIMITS PLACED ON ITS EXPENDITURE, NEVERTHELESS ITS FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR 1975/76 IS 42 PER CENT HIGHER THAN FOR 1974/75. THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMISSION, NOW AT 480, WILL INCREASE TO OVER 700 BY THE END OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
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