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1. N. Abercrombie (Aday)

Ref. 9 on 49

30-1-50

In Hall

The live

we have taken witte the

Adunnalty and the. War Office

over

harbou

craft is that, knowing that the Admiralty of W.O. have claims which they could make, we could not simply keep quiet about it. On

the other hand

we did not want

to bring

the matter too obviously to then attention and

cains which might other wise

thus start up

never have been made.

As however (is we hope (see Mn Wallace's

minute of

18.12.48

on

- /48) + 201

90 to <for settlement

the Treaming with a general proposal & which

would no

any

case involve the Admiralty.

The Ways Office and

("") we have already let the

Adunalty & W.O. in

then copies of (9) on

on

to be no

the matter by sending

-/49,

further point in

there seemo veling the matter in mystery.

We cannot pretend (fat the reinforcement

ques hair is the

only

9

suggest

that

you

Adualty interest and should reply to the rather

abrupt and direct enquiry in (1) opposite

in dift w/w.

Q. Danielony

1/2/50

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2. M. J. Abercrombie (Aday)

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