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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
4 JANUARY 1969
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ADDRESSED LONDON AS CREDA 002 OF 4TH JANUARY POR C.R.E.D.
SOARD OF TRADE E.C.C.D. AND BOARD OF TRADE F.C、0.
FOR TRADE COMMISTONER CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
(3)DY CRUDA 001. CLAGUE HAS AGAIN BEEN IN TOUCH WITH NE, SAYING
THAT THE LRAFT FINANCIAL AGRENNERT IS NOW DEING CONSIDERED SY
ACCORDING TO CLACUE THE LATTEN APPCARS VELL
COMPERTVAITE.
SATISFIED WITH IT.
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I UNDERSTAND THAT CONFENTWAITE ASKED WHETHER HE SHOULD
VOLUNTAȚILY TRANSHIT THE DETAILS OF THE FRENCH TERMS. TO PCO IN
LONDON. I CATHERED THAT THE TUNNEL COMPANY ADVISED AGAIST THIS
AS THEY DID NOT WISH TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY INTEND
TO PLAY THE FRENCH OFF AGAINST THE BRITISH BUT I FURTHER
CATHENES THAT THE TOALL COMPZNY LOULD SAIC NO CHEAT COJECTION
TO COUPERTĦAITE TRANSMITTING FULL DETAILS TO YOU SHOULD YOU
ASK HIN TO LO SO.
3. 1 ASKED CLAQUE WHETHER IT WAS TRUE THAT THE TERM INVOLYOU FOR
OFFSHORE COSTS WAS IN FACT MINE YEARS AFTER SIGNATURE AND HE GAID
THAT THIS WAS WRONC, AND THAT THE TERM IS IN FACT TEN YEARS, HE
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