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with the Minister of Transport to this end. The question was only to be referred back to the Cabinet in the event of disagree- ment. In the event of agreement the question of definitely setting out this arrangement in the Memo- randum should be discussed and settled by those three Ministers:

(e) That, subject to the above, and

subject to agreement between the Treasury and the Minister of Health on any outstanding points of detail, the Memorandum attached to Paper C.P.-186 (28) should be approved:

(f) That, having regard to the

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Parliamentary situation of the Rating and Valuation Bill and to his own undertakings on the subject, the Minister of Health should consult the Chief Whip with reference to the date of publication of the Memorandum.

The Cabinet took favourable note of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's strongly-expressed desire (i) that West and East Ham should be brought within the ambit of the London County Council; and (ii) that the period for which the block grants were

to be settled should not be reduced below five years.

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