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Tha two CJanerala tfcen a{*r©ed that both poBsibilitieej Tjould ba ^orked aut In dot&il by tha raepoetirr oteffa and gubaarjaantly diocussad wlth General Alazandor. ppropriat© daalalońe would bo takon ln • ue oma.

; t tha conferorsca of thc respactiire ataffc ca tha ansa <?ay* cnlculationa rare nada ae to tJ* otron^th of tha loliah trcopo. Thene c.aleal.itiono hata sho*n that General Ł.¹© tmg :*atlow wóuld gl-w the &raat©et .'oo^lblllty for th© increos-ing of roplacoEwmta*

t a cenference on lOth* rioysrober, General ;ir : irold AI.'iX'.rDpat foroord a naw su/r^atioa* naocly that th© Oorpo ehould conalat of# ono luf* lv. of thre© Brlgadaa and on© Araourad :iv«* Shouli the loooco of th« Inf. fl±v« excecd 2C por cant, and ahould tbe neceosary rcinforcacenta not ba ftvailablc_f tJm naaacaity nigfrt &rloa either to draw on tha lnfantry of tha a*itsaarad u.lv* or to anobanga one of tha iUvi©ional Infantry T^rigadaa for tha Infantry Prlgade of th© '.rnourad Dlriolon* *    ^ -    * _t,.

General 3* arphaalaad tfcat# inda:;end£ntly of tha or^an-loatioraal aolutlon, it mxo abaolataly :irceaoary that tha Corpo ba trsnafarrad to tha theatrc of cparations o© cne Integral whola. Stamld the ne*d tor reor&anisation orlca, It could ba

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