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Vice Dazys B

annexed

(10)

7.

I am impressed with the admirably practical

suggestion that such vatture as the precise extent

of the transfer of responsibilitie from the

Government to the huntcipel Jouncil and the exact

degree of the council's authority in financial

etters hell be the subject ol dteiled planning

by a Commission which would include representatives

of both Goverment and Council and i agree that so

soon as the public statement referred to below hus

been made preparatory wore eer be boğun by the

services ellected.

Shoubed

Az rogørde z public statement I should prefer

to defer this until s ila: 1 decision has been taken

on the whole scheme in the light of your comments

on the points reised above. I hope that it will

be possible to dispose of these outstanding points

in time r'ow me to make a statement before the

Joster receās, If, however, it becomes necessary

for me to muke an earlier statement (sce prograph

10 of my telegram No. 152) I should propoue, subject

to any observations you may have to offer, that it

should be in the torse set out in my immediately

following telegram.