Indy
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
fet 10
File No.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
PRIORITY MARKINGS
(Date)
ICONMEK
Xxxx
Confidential
Bestclready
Flash:
Immediate
Priority Routing
Despatched
Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should
reach addressee(1)
21
11 1973
0210
CYPHER
1
PRIVACY MARKING
Security classification
CONFIDENTIAL 2718002.
In Confidence
[Security_if any
[
Privacy marking --if any
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Code Cypher
Draft Telegram to:-
HONG ZONG
No. Lila 63.
(Date) 27/4/73.
2714
And to:-
ECGD (HR-FELL)
MR STUART, FCO
Repeat to:-
GLAVES-SMITH OFF,
-DTI-
;.
Saving to:-
Distribution:--
110
Claves-Smut OFP
• IM Fell ECE-D)
[Codeword-if any]]
Addressed to
BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION
telegram No.CREDA 63
..(date)
And to
repeated for information to
Saving to
HONG KONG
27 April 1973
ECCD (AR PELL) – and suitsu TRIOD, ICO
ODAYES SHITHY GEDY DRI
Text: (to be typed with double spacing) FOR ASTON, HONG KONG
MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM.
YOUR CREDA 41 OF 25 APRIL. FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE
FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIAL CABLE WAS ADDRESSED TO FCO BY
MACLEHOSE 18 APRIL:
QUOTE YOU WILL PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE HEARD FROM THE
BRITISH GROUP THAT:
(A) THE STEERING GROUP HELD A FIRST ROUND OF CONSUL-
TATIONS WITH THE FOUR CONSORTIA (BRITISH, JAPANESE,
ITALIAN AND FRENCH/GERMAN/BRITISH) DURING THE LAST TWO
WEEKS OF MARCH, AND EXPLAINED OUR POSITION IN DETAIL:
(B) WE ORIGINALLY INVITED THE CONSORTIA TO RETURN FOR
3 pil. Stuart Fec(AKA SECOND ROUND IN LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY TO PRESENT
Copies to:-
I c watson
4. Cipus
THEIR PRICING PHILOSOPHY AND TO GIVE INDICATIONS OF
THE PRICE LIKELY TO RESULT FROM THE APPLICATION OF
SUCH PHILOSOPHY:
Signature of Originator
Licha kom
DO NOT TYPE ON REVERSE OF THIS FORM (Use continuation sheet Tel/1C(Cont.)) EACH SHEET to be signed by the Originator
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