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I should very much like to have time to study these papers but I have very important meetings this afternoon and am beginning a three-week holiday tomorrow morning. In the meantime I agree that a letter should be sent to Mr. Brunt on the lines of your draft.
In Anderson
Far Haklo
14th August, 1951.
Your minute and 30). The reference to the Colonial Development Corforation must be due to confusion with the Hong Kong C.D. and W. allocation. HongKong
i. ii and iii.
pouts BI your ponto
definitely yes!
From a
I affreciate
The answer & iv is
study of these papers curtain
conclusions can be drawn.
1. Mr Brunt has no intention
a
of
detailed report with estimates preparing of the cost of the different sections of the piyest. This maybe
ofthe
a
because:
he is unable to do this work without the skilled staff and facilities of an established firin" of consultants with their wide contacts and knowledge.
b. he may consider that this project will give him the offortunity Jestablishing himself with this form and relieve him the anxiety as to where his bread and better is to come from in the future which
free lance may have been worrying
worrying him as a
expect that both a all, are
Consultant.
significant.
Governmut are not
2 The Hong Kong bovalues as to whether
& commet themselves
willing
*
they really intend to proceed with this project or not. They desire
an estimates ofcosts Just
detailed enough to enable them & prevent an afflication for affroval & pay for the project If the estimate from their CD2W's allocation