CO129-629-3 Commerce and Industry Department 1-2-1950 - 31-10-1950 — Page 2

1. 6. Cobbold (B. of England)

2. Sir A. Grantham

on

seems

(12 on

149 ans

d)

24.2.50

2

25.2.50

fairly clear from (10)

to me fairly

-/49 that what the Governor

after (ref 'x'in (1) opposite)

someone to administe

a

was

Department

was

who has both theoretical economic and

practical business expenence;

no indication as

ke

gave

to whether be would

elder statesman.

profer

a

"bright young

man

or

an

2

event it seems

frain (2)

any opposite which replies to (11)

- /49 that the Governor has got, in

and

i

The person of A.G. Clarke, someone who meets his requirements already installed Commerce

which

post

and

ao

Director of

Industry, inherent in

role of

is to be the

economic adviser,

The

now

в

the Governor han

fact that the

filled the fort gets over

the

difficially mentioned in the last sentence

of

(11) in

connection

with considering

W.M. Thomson as a candidate for