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PROMOTION IN 1983/84. WE HAVE SOME SLIGHT WORRIES ABOUT THE BILLS
NOT ALL BEING SETTLED IN THAT FINANCIAL YEAR, BUT I THINK WITH
FINANCE BRANCH'S ADVICE WE CAN OVERCOME THIS. WE SHALL NEED TO
SET DOWN THE FULL COSTS IN DUE COURSE AND SAY HOW MUCH WILL BE
REQUIRED IN 1983/84 AND IN 1984/85.
WE CAN QUITE SEE THE NEED FOR A FULL-TIME CO-ORDINATOR, BUT THE
PROSPECT OF OUR GETTING ONE, IN THE PRESENT CLIMATE, AT LEAST IN
THE EARLY DAYS OF PLANNING, ARE REMOTE. CLEARLY THIS PROJECT WOULD
INVOLVE A GOOD DEAL OF WORK AND COMMITMENT THIS END. IF, THOUGH,
WE CANNOT GET ADDITIONAL STAFF RESOURCES, WE SHALL FIND IT VERY
DIFFICULT. I SHALL PUT THIS IN THE CSC PAPER SO THAT EVERYONE
KNOWS WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE FOR GOING AHEAD.
YOUDE
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