CO129-624-1 Estimates- forecasts for the Treasury 1-10-1951 - 30-11-1951 — Page 6

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on the sunderstanding that it may

my te neemary to ack for a larger cum,

say £1⁄2 million, if the couch a the selime legens in 1952-53.

The pure of & 1⁄21⁄2 million shd te inluded for the

Y 1954.55.

years

1953-54

Hillall

28/10

* Cal Russell Edmunds

12.11.51

ssy

Put by.

P. Petterick

11/1

of once.

Russell Edmunds Isy

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Mr Bryant.

pr 1952-53

ausus (2) 27:11-51

I do not know if the P.8. ~(3) means that the £50,000

+

to be included or not & am

assuming

any further action on these estimate figures will be initiated by your. Dept.

? Pet by Lese

Mall

30/11

Mr. Hall

I am afraid that I do not quite understand why Col. Russell Edmunds is so cagey about this provision. The £50,000 is the balance of the grant promised for the rehabilitation of the University and according to our information there will be an actual need for this sum during 1952-53. In fact the bulk of this sum will be required to make good a shortfall in the provision for this year and 1950-51.

I have seen the letter which the Chancellor of the Exchequer addressed to the Secretary of State on the 12th November and I do not think that it contains anything in it which will effect the retention of this provision in the estimates. We can, I think, assume that the provision will stand but if I have any difficulties in my negotiations