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would have undivided responsibility.
He also intended to press
them to do all the work themselves. I said we would support
both these propositions, especially the first.
6. I have also told Mr Jones of the Treasury that we would
support the financial proposals put forward by ACGD in Mr
Cotterill's letter.
7. These last minute hitches are unfortunate but there is still
time to put them right. I do not think there is anything more
we ourselves need do for the time being.
4 July 1973
Copy to:
Mr Finlayson Mr Kerr FRD Mr Marshall
EPD
A C Stuart
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept
It would be desactions of the Consortium were to be hare
2 separate entities. We should fully support
aftor to to put
DT!
whether the Br.
2. I fully aguse with M: Smat that Consortium (if they get the contract) suber tracts
come of it
to forius
in Europe is
secondary issue of thould
not be allowed to take the is
eye off the ball of
winning the
contract. While it might
levo
profit for Britain if 30% of the and engrücering
subzon tracked &
EEC partners
irowk
world gain
pólitical
evelit k counter bodand
any
loos.
Moreover if our Consortium is math to
all the work them selves
what alternative have
Hay? Pl. consult
I spoken
EID urgently
this aspect.
Kun Wilford 4/2