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exercise, it seems to me that it is not worth holding unless we can do it properly. a quich overnight trip to Brighton with canteen meals does not stile me as

good enough. The circular setting out the procedure for seminars says they should normally last for 2-3 days; and I cannot imagine that IDS's charges we exorbitant (indeed, they looh vez reasonable). I believe therefore that we olioned

allocation sufficient for 48 hows, with

We proper meals, or call the whole thing off.

may be able to persuade the IDS to waive the conference room and incidentals charges, though we should not count on being able to do so at this stage. I attack a drift to f

insist on an

Crowe.

W.E. Chantill

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