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I may say that we had the advantage in our discussions of the presence of Mr. Cohen of the Ministry of War Transport who was in a senior position in the Singapore Harbour Board and has during the war been employed in important posts in overseas ports by the Ministry of War Transport, He has now just been released by the Ministry of War Transport to assume the functions of Chief Planner for Malayan Ports, and as prospective Chairman of the Singapore and Penang Harbour Boards, He is in agreement with our conclusions,
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