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Accordingly, it is recommended that the labor protective provisions as set forth in Appendix A attached hereto, should be appended to the approval of the Colonial-Eastern Acquisition Agreement.

Recommendations - On the basis of the foregoing, and all the evidence of record, it is recommended:

(1) that the consideration to be paid by Eastern for Colonial's assets is not unreasonable; that the acquisition would not adversely affect Colonial, Eastern, or the public; and that the acquisition of Colonial's assets by Eastern would not be adverse to the public interest; and 

(2) that the Eastern-Colonial Acquisition agreement be approved subject to the conditions;

(a) that the assets taken over by Eastern should be entered on Eastern's books at the book value as of the date of transfer and

(b) that such agreement be subject to the labor protective provisions as set forth in Appendix A attached hereto.