TO CLAQUE COPIED TO LORD SHEPHERD EXPRESSING MIS BITTER
313APPOINTMENT AT E.0.G.3.'S ATTITUDE AND THREATENING DIAT
THERE WOULD 98 REPERCUSSIONS AS FAR AS HE IS CONCERNED AGAINST
SXISTLO BRITISH INTERESTS.
7 ́ YOU SHOULD RECEIVE ON MONDAY ITY CONFIDEITIAL LETTER OF
6 FEBRUARY REPORTING ON MY CONVERSATION VITIL COMPORTNA ITE
AFTER RECEIPT OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM 90 TO GOVERNOR
of WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE POSITION WHERE THERE IS PUBLIC DISCUSSION
OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE FINANCS OF THIS PROJECT. THE BRITISH
FINANCIAL INTERESTS (GIO ARE LIMPEO TOGSTREK IN THE PUBLIC MINO
MERE UNDER THE NAME OF ECSD) ARE IN A POSITION OF SEEING TO CE LESS
FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE FINANCIAL GUARANTEES THAN EITHER THE FRENCH OR
AMERICANS, AND THIS IS A BRITISH COLONY,
COKUKIWOYED URAS TUT-TUTSTA
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I WOULD URGE THAT THIS MATZARIS ONCE HORE EXARINED DISPASSION-
ATELY, WITHOUT REFERE KOE TO PAST EXCIANSES, I REITERATE THAT WHAT
IS AT STAKE 13 MOT ONLY THE QUESTION OF THE TUNNEL CONTRACT, BUT
ALSO THE BACKBONE OF OUR EXISTING EXPORTS TO HONG KONG CONSISTING OF
ELECTRIC GENERATING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER INFORTANT ITEMS,
TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL MILLION POUNDS STARLING ANNUALLY. THESE ARE
AT PRESENT A CAPTIVE MARKET OUT I GREATLY FEAR THAT THEY WILL BE
OIVERTED TO FOREIGN SUPPLIERS UNLESS ECRD (WHICH IS HERE REGARDED
AS A DIRECT ORGAN OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT) CAN MANAGE TO BEMERGE
FROM THIS BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY.
10. THE TUNNEL COMPANY BOARD MEETS THIS EVATING FOLLOWING WICH
CLAQUE, KABOORTE AND PETER TENNANT OF B.4.5.0. ARE DIGING WITH ME.
11. I PRESUME THAT THERE ARE NO LETTERS FOR ME IN THE POST. 1 HAVE
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HEARD NOTH144 SINCE YOUR EXCED 20 OF 1 FUERUARY.
FRO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO EOD AND PRIORITY TO CRE, DOARD or
TRABES
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