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Mr.
Fairclough
251/50
Mr. Hall
26/1/50.
Lister sent.
Mr. Sidebotham
28/1/50.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Mr. Gorrell Barnes /1/50.
Parly. U.S. S.
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Sir M H. Foynton
3/2/50.
Minister of State
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Secretary of State
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Your Reference..
DRAFT. QUARTO CONSON.
For Sir H. Poynton's signature
Ansid, (2) on '50.
SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
FURTHER ACTION.
Recirc early for off- lekin to Governm of B/England. Vide
minuto.
(10)
Thank you for your letter of 22nd
November, 1949, in which you gave us your
views on our suggestion that the time might
have come for the appointment of an Economic
Secretary. In the light of what you say, we
agree that it would be uneconomical to have
an Economic Secretary, or a Deputy Secretary
(Economics), in addition to the head of the
new Department of Commerce and Industry, who
should, as you suggest, be your adviser on
economic affairs.
With regard to the new Department of
Commerce and Industry, we were most interested
in the proposals for reorganisation contained
in Himsworth's memorandum, and should like to
have more information in this connection on
the following points:-
(a) what progress has been made with
the organisation of the new
Department on the basis of
Himsworth's recommendations;
(b) to what extent the Department of
Supplies, Trade and Industry will,
in fact, be absorbed into the
new Department (it appears that
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