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The Assistant Directors of Plans 3/1/58. I have inserted in

on

opporive all the

the rather messy czy opponive

ameridients agreed

agreed at the meetup. 2. You will see

that the view expressed in

from the paper

In Ashton's muinte

₤3/1/58 above on

the timing of

Ai

clearance of

2

put

forcefully

possible

now accepted by

finily

the writical assumptions, which

Ove

the Asst Directors. They remained

conoriced, despite my arguments and despite

(18) DEF 75/51/012, that from

paras 11-13

ช.

then point of brew the sequence of planning. suggested in (25)

of trave

is

an

armended

in the Tory However they did accept that

no

is the right 15 be saved.

There could be

question at this stage of the porivial assing hour being confirmed

policy; this

would clearly be entirely premature, not to say mpossible (smice

one

of the assumptions involves U.S. policy), particularly in

Are The Ass Directos ::

Anglo-Amerian working

existence

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group.

(24) and

at you

p.)

p. 2 q

that clearance

dropped

of the

x

made it quite clear (25) that they accepted

of the political assumptions

could only be for planning (imposes at this

stage.

thol a

3. You will see that

sumber

of the drafting amendment suggested by Mi Wallare

(25) are in pencil

covered by The amendments agreed. On In Wallari Suppertion that the

teams of reference of The Anglo American Working Group showed on hage 4 of (25) you wil See from 'X' that little amendment was made. This was purely

be included

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m'driaked that 'X' 91 (25) stated them