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2. YOUR PARA 10. WE SEE NO OBJECTION TO THE PRINCIPLE CONTAINED IN THIS PROPOSAL. HOWEVER THERE COULD WELL BE LESS THAN £3 MILLION OF CAPITAL WORKS IN SOME YEARS AND IN THOSE YEARS WE WOULD EXPECT THE BALANCE TO BE MADE UP IN CASE. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE £3 MILLION WERE REPRESENTED IN KIND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROVIDE NO BAR TO VIREMENT WITH THE RECURRENT ELEMENT

OF THE CONTRIBUTION.

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SIR L MONSON

SIR S TOMLINSON MR WILFORD

COPIES TO:

MR D J J BRACK, TREASURY

MR A F THORPE, FI(AIR), RM 0257

MAIN BUILDING, MOD.

MR R J SMITH, DOE, LAMBETH BRIDGE HSE.

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