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size of the British contingent and the current prices.

Q. Are we entitled to get any element of these support costs back in

view of the fact that other people are making contributions in cash to

UNFICYP? A. Yes, in 1974/75 20.3 million was recoverable and in the

current year it will be 30.31 million.

Q. Are these sums which are recoverable in fact recovered, or is there

sometimes a shortfall because others do not pay up their contributions?

A. (Ix Goodison) We expect that the United Nations secretariat will give

us this money.

CHATAIIAN: Is it not right that the United States is the only country

paying nowe in Cyprus?

UNFICYP than we are.

A. They are the only county contributing more to

(ir Torley) I should say that none of the figures

I have given includes the basic costs of the United Kingdon contingent,

estimated to be in the region of 23.3 million.

MR CONLAN: What do you think is going to happen to the residence in

Shakespeare Avenue? It is unused more or less, and because it is unused

it is falling into decay, and I would imagine with the passing of every

month its condition will get worse. A. The question of upkeep of the

residence is basically one for the PSA. We have an interest in it. I agree

with you, having seen it myself: Its future is bound up with a political

settlement in Cyprus. Were there a political settlement it might become

a desizable residence again. For the time being it has virtually no use.

At the same time it is not an asset which we can capitalise on because

there would be no ready sale for it in the Turkish area as things now stand.

The only sensible thing for the time being seens to be to hold on and incur

minimum expenditure on upkeep.

CILAITLAT: Could we now mass to Athens. We saw a lot of evaziers theme,

bub we treno Cincppolished to larm, and we have heard this elsewhere, of

delays concerning the receipt of fumiture for post hirings. Instead of

the 90 day rule we were told it had now stretched almost to nine months.

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