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Plose see the attached simte to me by IT beattle about uid policy and mangement reviews.
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When 't Beattie used the term "lid farmgebent Rɩview" at the meeting on the Sclumen Isladu, I cu but time cdo va us ully understood that the Lttucked was what he had in phu. envisaged a fairly sible review of the country's resources, an estimate of its litical capacity for mulling economic development and then a careful review of its devolupant plan, followed by all sessment of what the United Kingch contribution to it could be over a period of, suj, tive years tout given the political objective of ving this country, to independence in the very near future and giving it regulable help to sustain tiäit inlupuluice thereafter. This, lover, is met burnu to the in point which is that, prima scie, Mr Beattie's Cutline proposals for an aid policy paper, OTIONCO by a series of slangeant reviews," is a „are practical arrangement than the present the of country pulley papers. I healy, therefore, be grateful if you would consider it fairly quickly vita your geographical deportuanto a lot no have your views.
I have an ulterior motive in wanting to see this sugestion pursued.
It is fairly clear that one of the concession we BL...11 have to mde to the aid ami Trade „urling Party is to Introduce now procedures; One of these is the reporting on projects, about which you already have some proposals. Ak ther, Lowever, is that in Jome mysterious way not yet specified, they went to have a closer say on country Alicy papers - or some thing, they are not sure what. Tactically, Bowever, it would be a great help 17 we could presude oude how procedure which would both sult cur purposes better and look like a concession to their whims.
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I should be grateful for your views.
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4 February 1977