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DEPARTMENT :

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s).

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

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Draft Telegram to:---

No.

(Date)

And to:-

Repeat to:-

Saving to:-

Distribution:-

As for H.K.

Tel. No. 194

Copies to:-

K.W.Cotterill,

(E.C.G.D.)

C.0. Lucas

(Treasury)

J.E. Gowers

(B. of T.)

P.S. to Lord

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repeated for information to

Saving to....

GOVERNOR, HONG KONG

(date)

PERSONAL from LORD SHEPHERD.

and 207

Your telegram No.194 Cross Harbour Tunnel.

I am very grateful for this information and am

glad that you have felt able to enquire about the

Bank's attitude. It would be helpful also to know

what decision has been reached on opening detailed.

negotiations with ECGD and Costains.

2.

We have heard something of the negotiations being

pursued with the French. My concern is that we

should not be faced with a fait accompli in respect

of the French offer, with no opportunity to consider

our position further. While appreciating and

accepting that there are advantages to the Company in

taking part in a Dutch auction, we would be grateful

to learn immediately if at any stage they seemed

likely to close the bidding against us.

3.

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