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10. THEY ALSO SEE CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTIES OVER ESTABLISHING EVEN
AN INDICATION OF PRICE AND UNDERSTAND CONSORTIUM IS TRYING TO GET
MORE INFORMATION FROM CONSULTANTS BEFORE ATTEMPTING IT. BUT CLEAR
THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN, AND PROMISED, NO MORE THAN BRITISH GROUP.
11. GENERAL IMPRESSION I GAINED WAS THAT THE FRANCO-GERMANS ARE
FAR FROM CONFIDENT AND PERHAPS RELUCTANT TO GET DEEPER INVOLVED IN WHAT THEY SEE AS AN UNCERTAIN ENTERPRISE. THEY COULD
YET BE DROP OUTS.
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