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r. Foster on return
Mr.
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Hayter
I have
spoke to Mr. Cribbett
spoken to him again
yesterday
today, after our telephone conversation,
regarding the new C.T.C. scheme.    I told
Mr. Cribbett of Mr. Hopkins's talk with
you and of the fact that Hopkins was
waiting for some move from our side, and
I emphasized that it seemed a great pity
for us to be marking time and not already
to have taken advantage of Hopkins's
receptive attitude.    Cribbett explained that
for the last week Air Marshal Harris, as a
result of the decision at the Joint Staff
Mission meeting of August 29th, had been
doing his best to get in touch with Mr.
Hopkins to discuss the whole question. He
had, however, been unable to establish
contact with Hopkins's office.   Mr. Cribbett
went on to say that a telegram received
only yesterday from London regarding the
duties of the Joint Staff Mission had made
it quite clear that it was the duty of the
Air Force Delegation to inaugurate and
supervise the functioning of this new
C.T.C.  scheme.    Mr. Cribbett implied fairly
clearly that, that being so, he felt we
should leave it to the Air Marshal to deal
with the matter.      In the end we agreed that
you, on your return to Washington tomorrow,
would communicate with Mr. Cribbett in
order to discuss matters with him, and
perhaps with Air Marshal Harris.    You would
be able to tell them of Mr. Hopkins's
remarks to you and as a result you might be
able to assist the Air Marshal in framing
the representations which he is to make to
Mr. Hopkins.
At the same time perhaps you could
speak to Mr. Cribbett about the attached
rather half-baked despatch from the P.O.
asking us to take up with the U.S. authorities
the possibility of a number of American
civilian scientists going over to England to
work in the research establishments of the
different British supply departments -
apparently as employees of the U.S.G. I
rather doubt if there is enough information
in this despatch about the actual duties
these men would have to perform, etc. to
enable much progress to be made.   But perhaps
you could discuss with Mr. Cribbett how best
to approach the U.S.G.     Would it be best to
tackle this through Mr. Hopkins, and if so
should
what?
we do it here, or the Air Marshal, or
September 10th, 19U1.
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It is to be hoped that as a
result of Mr. Foster's intervention the
R.A.F. Delegation will now "be able to
take the matter up direct with Mr. Hopkins
We must not, however, lose sight of the
matter, and these papers ought to be
brought up again on September 19th.
As regards the subsidiary
/'/¦    question raised in F.O. despatch No. 616,
Mr. Foster did not take this up with
Air Marshal Harris.    He did, however,
mention it to Professor Darwin, who knew
nothing of the matter and asked to be
sent a copy of the F.O. despatch. This
copy has now been sent to Professor Darwin
and I gather from what Mr. Foster said
that we should ask him in a day or two
how he thinks the question had best be
handled.
Perhaps Mr. Hayter would thereforej
be kind enough to have a word with Professoi
Darwin, say on Monday next.
SePtember^3r2^5T, 19^1
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