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Mr Armitage Smith
6
meeting
This was discussed briefly at the one
this afterom.
We should try & get something out of Hong Kong reasonably
I As in dift.
Wallall 23/2.
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Mr Bryant
Mr Armitage Smith,
pl ee (6), (8) + (9) a minute from 6/2.
Owing to the "American embargo the price of steel & other
materials has noen cráiderably
unavailable,
& the materials
becoming
The Umurity went £100,000 sanctioned
immediately to pay for this stal ate wide (9). Ik steel
requeriments are
given at the latton of (6).
C.U.6.A.C in the 2m evel to (8) nove sciamsondad
that a grant from the C.P.SW. allration of £250,000 should be made to crable the Ummunity to place there orders.
I umld be grateful for advice whether the $100,000 mos
asked for should come from
(a) The £150,000 already included in this year's vote
or (1) from the C.D.aw allocation
w Les 50% from each. ie, on the lines puposed in
pare 2 of (36) the '50 file.
We have not yet recued a reply to (?) but in view of
(9) I that we
aught to
go
whead here if
we can.
Whall
(Pro) 2/3