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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 99
5 FEBRUARY 1969
(H.K.D.)
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CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL:
IF BRITISH FINANCE WERE OFFERED ON TERMS OUTLINED IN MY TELEGRAM 28 440 NO. 80 AND AMPLIFIED IN TELEGRAM NO. EXCED 20 TO HANNAM, ARE YOU
ABLE TO CONFIRM THE VIEW REPORTED TO US BY FOGARTY AFTER DISCUSSION WITH COWPERTHWAITE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THAT YOU WOULD BE PREPARED TO GIVE INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE PROPORTIONATE TO YOUR OPTIONAL SHARE OF THE EQUITY HOLDING? THE REMOVAL OF ANY UNCERTAINTY ON THIS POINT WOULD SIMPLIFY MATTERS.
2. PLEASE PASS COPY TO HANNAM.
STEWART
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SIR A. GALSWORTHY
MR. MORGAN
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