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3. 1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT ANSWER YOU WOULD WISH ME TO CONVEY TO THE UNOFFICIALS, BOTH ON THE OFFER ITSELF AND ON THE FORMULA YOU THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO USE IN ANY PUBLICITY. THIS WOULD DEPEND, OF COURSE, ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT MATERIAL AS WELL AS MORAL SUPPORT.

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4. MY OWN VIEW IS THAT, PROVIDED IT WERE DONE TACTFULLY, WOULD NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS HERE IF THE MATERIAL CONTRIBUTION OFFERED

WERE DECLINED, PARTICULARLY IF THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPRESSION OF THANKS IN A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE S OF S.

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