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ORIGINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE AGREED BETWEEN US, OR WHICH DUPLICAT

WORK ALREADY BEING DONE BY. OTHERS HERE, A NEW SITUATION WOULD BE CREATED. THIS MIGHT INVALIDATE THE BASIS BOTH OF HIS ESTIMATE OF COSTS AND OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN OFFERED FROM HERE. AS THIS WOULD BE ACUTELY EMBARRASSING I DEVOUTLY HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT OCCUR. INDEED IN VIEW OF THE, TERMS OF HIS LETTER TO HURST I DO NOT SEE WHAT PROPER BASIS THE O L C C COULD HAVE FOR INTERVENING WITH CONCLUSIONS OR GUIDANCE AT THIS STAGE.

4. IF IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMPLETED STUDY THE OL CC OR ANYONE ELSE LIKES TO SUGGEST NEW LINES OF ENQUIRY THESE COULD BE CONSIDERED, BUT LET US COMPLETE ONE STUDY BEFORE CONSIDERING ANOTHER OR WE WILL FALL BETWEEN TWO STOOLS.

5. FOR ALL THESE REASONS I SUGGEST THAT REFERENCE TO THE OL C C

BE OMITTED FROM THE LETTER OF APPOINTMENT. IF IN THE LIGHT OF ITS DELIBERATIONS SOME COMMUNICATION HAS TO BE MADE TO HIM NO DOUBT HE AND THE REST OF US CONCERNED CAN CONSIDER ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WORK HE IS UNDERTAKING.

6. MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM CONTAINS A SUGGESTED REDRAFT.

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