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Civil Service: Rickett minute to MT ("1980 Scrutiny of Departmental Running Costs") [MT: "What these papers [on running costs] reveal is insufficient concern at the cost and very little resolve to tackle it...My worst fears of CSD are confirmed"] [declassified 2011]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/406 f14
Editorial comments: The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Executive, Public spending & borrowing