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4. THERE ARE OBVIOUS DIFFICULTIES. TIME IS VERY SHORT TO GET REPRESENTATIVES AT CHAIRMEN LEVEL. DATES HOWEVER COULD BE ADJUSTED TO GET A QUORM: THERE IS NOTHING MAGIC IN THE DATES FORMERLY ALLOCATED FOR LORD TREFGARNE'S VISIT OTHER THAN FINDING A SLOT IN THE MINISTER'S DIARY. THERE IS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GIVING FULL SUPPORT TO T.H. AND COSTAIN ON THE AIRPORT AND SEEMINGLY INVITING OTHERS TO COMPETE WITH THEM, BUT AS I HAVE ARGUED ELSEWHERE I BELIEVE THERE IS PLENTY OF WORK FOR EVERYBODY, AS WELL AS PROJECTS OTHER THAN THE AIRPORT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WE WILL BE UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION FROM 17 SEPTEMBER. NEVERTHELESS IF THE MINISTER WERE TO COME FLANKED BY A SMALL GROUP OF TOPMOST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES I AM CONFIDENT WE CAN PRODUCE A PROGRAMME WHICH WOULD OPEN THEIR EYES TO SOME VERY MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES.

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