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instead of renewing the insurances
previously effected with British
Companies. The decision may, of
course, have been intended to
effect both these objects and the
proposed wording is, therefore,
ambiguous on this point.
(ii) In the last sentence, for
"grants from the Trade Loan Fund
have for some time ceased"
substitute "grants from the Trade
Loan Fund have now practically
ceased".
Although very few fresh
grants have been made in the last
it of fears that,
year or two, small grants were
still being made up to the date of
the last return received by Mr. Amery.
2.
Cohies
A copy of this letter and
Foreign Office letter of the 31st of
December are being sent to the
Board of Trade.
I am, etc.,
(Signed) WALTER D. ELLIS
of