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(B) WHAT INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC AND WHAT PROCEDURES ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY THE OFFICE IN RESPECT OF WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS? IN THIS CONNECTION, IT IS CLEAR THAT, WHILE THE OFFICE ITSELF WILL ADOPT A PASSIVE ATTITUDE, PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TO IT, OR ELSE STATE THEIR VIEWS VERBALLY TO THEIR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS WHICH WOULD FORWARD THESE TO THE OFFICE. IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO STATE WHETHER SUBMISSIONS ARE TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL, THIS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSE. ANONYMOUS OR SUSPECT SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DISCOUNTED BUT SHOULD BE RECORDED AND DRAWN TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MONITORS. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT THINK THAT RIGID RULES SHOULD BE REQUIRED OR APPLIED IN RESPECT OF SUBMISSIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
(C) WILL HMG MEET THE COST OF THE MONITORING TEAM AND ITS SUPPORTING STAFF,
D. A NUCLEUS OF STAFF FOR THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE WILL MAKE ALL NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS DURING AUGUST TO ENSURE THAT THE OFFICE CAN BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY MID-SEPTEMBER IN THE ACCOMM- ODATION ALREADY COMMITTED IN THE NEW SUPREME COURT BUILDING. IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO DECIDE ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THE FORM OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE AND THE TEAM, INCLUD- ING THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE AND PROCEDURES TO STOP SPECULATION.
E. INCIDENTALLY, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING, AND POSSIBLY OF SOME ASSISTANCE, TO KNOW WHETHER ANY SIMILAR EXERCISE HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT ELSEWHERE. IF SO, COULD THE FCO PROVIDE DETAILS OF ANY SUCH
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