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extending the list to covering all recipients. The proposed list is in fact considerably longer than the list of reasonably up-to-date CPFB actually in existence, though, of course, much shorter than our earlier, perhaps over-optimistic, intentions. I would much rather go for soothing which produces a distinct improvement on the present situation, with a margin for flexibility, and which management could enforce, than go for an unrealistic comprehensiveness.
Country Assessment Sheets
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As to Michael Butler's suggestion about letting the Country Assessment Sheets serve in place of the first two chapters there are two points:-
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(a)
For practical purposes amongst the uscre here (who includ:, for example, various Advisers and out--stations as well as administrative departments) it would be vastly preferable to have the whole substance of a CP 11 one document; and there might even be security problems in circulating the whole of CASE to those who need some such guidance from Cirs.
(b) Paragraph 2 above illustrates ono way in
which there may be need for difference in the content of the two; cimilarly the statistical Anne. A2 needu more actorial (eg, concerning aid oy other donors) than you would expect to see in the corresponding Annex to a Country Assessment Sheet.
However the ODI would certainly not wish to substitute its judgment for that of the PCJ on the great majority of the material which should uppour an Chapters 1 and II which I hope could therefore be largely "liftel" from Chupter I of the relevant Country Assessment meet.
ODI Internal irocedures
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Finally I come to what is perhaps a slightly delicate point dealt with in William Knighton's letter and paragraph of yours. On reflection I fear that I have been guilty of a certain impropriety in introducing into inter-Departuental correspondence a question concerning the internal procedures of the ODM - where, as in all other Departments, all the actions of all Civil Servants proceed in accordance with either general
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