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Mr Fogarty
All Administrative Under-Secretaries
AID FRAMEWORK 1977-78 to 1980-81 (Supplementary Note)
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Mr Preston
Mr D Williams
Mr Porter
Mr JK Wright Mr Bridger
Mr Bawden Mr Stickels Mr Thorpe
In my minute of 28 March I explained that although Heads of Departments had offered to reduce their aid framework bids for 1977-78 by £31.2m, more reductions would be needed. The size of those further reductions will of course depend on a number of factors, including the possible adoption of one or more of the policy options outlined in my minute. In order to help discussions at the meetings on 1 and 4 April, the Geographical Division of EPS have suggested, after consultation with geographical desk officers, certain areas where further reductions may still be possible. These reductions are centred particularly on 1977-78, but also include some suggested changes for later years.
2. In putting these suggestions forward account has been taken of the fact that some departments may still be over-optimistic about the levels of disbursement they will actually be able to achieve in 1977-78. The further changes, including those for the later years, now proposed are summarised in Annex A; in 1977-78 they could provide a further £19.0m towards the required reductions.
3. During the first examination of bids by Finance Department and EPS we were forced to a large extent to concentrate on 1977-78. We did however identify possible modifications in some bids for later years. These were incorporated in the draft framework which accompanied by minute of 28 March. For convenience I list the countries/programmes concerned:
Botswana Ghana Kenya
Rwanda
Falkland Islands Solomon Islands
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New Hebrides
Guyana
Brazil
Afghanistan
Jordan
Inter-American Development Bank
UNICEF
UNRWA
World Food Programme
P.S. Also copied to Heads of Department except Messrs Glason, D F Smith and
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