CO129-614-2 Visit of Sir Patrick Abercrombie to advise on town planning 28-11-1946 - 5-12-1947 — Page 124

absent himself from the country for several

weeks at a

time. He therefore accepted a

invitation to visit Cyprus and the appointment

of a Town Planning Adviser has been deferred until after the visit.

The fee is

to be 500 guineas plus travelling expenses only, and this is being met from the

Colony's revenue, although the suggestion was made

could come from C.DAW. funds. This fee

that the

includes the visit and the writing of a Preliminary

Report with some diagrams but no Town Planning

Report

Maps; the will be made with a view to deciding

what is the best way of preparing a General Regional

Plau

a

series of Local ones,

In the case

of Cyprus it is understood that, if the Report is acceptable, Sir Patrick's Office will wish to be

the ensuing work.

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90281/45-4b.

Carsidered

for

by air

Sir Patrick left,

the

^

15th February and

intends

to

have

abait

three clear weeks

in the Colony ;

he

is

accompanied by his

daughter, who is his private secretary, but

are paid separately

whose

expenses

privately.

In

addition

to the handan Plain.

he

has dare, or is doing, Hull, Warwick,

Plymouth, the Adershot area, Addis Ababa, Colambo

D.B. Why

te

Wolverhampton,

and sites in Venezuela

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