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principle of "open tender" for which we have
long contended, but in this case we are not
binding certain railways to buy British goods
only and for over but merely that certain funde
shall be spent on British goods. Flease tele-
graph views on this point.
7. Board of Trustees is another debatable
point. Should there be a Board of Trustees at
allf And should funds be paid over to Board
of Trustees or to National Government? I would
not want to press for the appointment of a Board
of Trustees nor if appointed for British
representation thereon unless National
Government desire it.
8. Should National Government prefer
other productive purposes such as river
conservancy rather than railway rehabilitation
it should be understood that such imported
plant and materials as may be necessary should
be purchased in Great Britain.
9 It was Nationalist Minister of
Communications himself who suggested that
rehabilitation