12 quarto pages, written by HGC and dated 7th February 1956. A proposal for the acquisition and use of a new automatic computing system for TI, aimed at (i) data-processing (�routine clerical operations�); (ii) statistical aids to management; (iii) operational research and theoretical studies. Includes results of a survey of clerical work carried out by several UK companies; predictions for future use; detailed costings for a Computer Centre (capital, running, future extension); illustrative example based on an IBM installation.