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7. IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF ALL OF THIS. ALL OF THE SOURCES QUOTED ABOVE SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND ALL HAVE STRESSED THE GREAT CONFIDENTIALITY OF THEIR INFORMATION, TO AN EXTENT WHICH CERTAINLY SUGGESTED THAT THEY EACH BELIEVED WHAT THEY TOLD US TO BE TRUE. NEVERTHELESS THEY CLEARLY ARE INCOMPATIBLE. WE CAN TAKE COMFORT THAT ALL OF THE DIVERSE REPORTS PUT THE TRAFALGAR HOUSE GROUP ON THE SHORT- LIST. IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT NONE OF THE FOUR BIDS HAS YET TECHNICALLY BEEN DISCARDED. NEVERTHELESS, TO ACHIEVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN SIX WEEKS THE ADMINISTRATION MUST URGENTLY BE SEEKING TO NARROW THE LIST. IT THEREFORE WOULD BE LOGICAL TO DROP
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