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MR. K. W CUTTERILL MR. D. A. VYAND MR. J. C. M. MASON ELB
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SENT 29/3/1973
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FOR COTTERILL FROM ASTON.
NICK 21/4
Coggins, BC/C 35/1.
E.C.G.D. PLEASE COPY TO WATSON COPG), MISS WELCH (CRE2), AND F.C.0. (FOR STUART H.K.1.0.D. AND FINLAYSON EPD).
M.T.S.
YOUR EXCED 19.
SULKE HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT G.K.N. HAVE JOINED THE FRANCO GERMAN CONSORTIUM AND HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE 8 MAN TEAM MEETING THE STEERING GROUP TODAY.
WE MUST ANTICIPATE THAT HADDON-CAVE WILL ASK MASON WHEN THEY MEET ON SATURDAY, HOW MUCH SUPPORT E.C.G.D. WOULD GIVE SUCH A CONSORTIUM. HE MAY ALSO ASK HOW THIS MIGHT AFFECT THE HITHERTO SINGLE MINDED SUPPORT BY H.M.G. FOR THE BRITISH GROUP.
POSSIBLE THAT GOVERNOR MAY ALSO RAISE QUESTION WHEN HE TALKS A DEUX WITH MR WALKER ON SATURDAY.
PROGRAMME FOR TALKS WITH MR WALKER HAS BEEN REVISED BY GOVERNOR, AND APPROVED BY MR WALKER, TO AVOID TALKS ON SUNDAY. EFFECT IS THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO OPPORTUNITY FOR ORAL BRIEFING OF MR WALKER BEFORE HE TALKS M.T.S. WITH GOVERNOR. MASON IS HAVING SEPARATE TALK WITH HADDON-CAVE AND I SHALL TRY TO GET IN ON THAT.
GTATEFUL THEREFORE FOR EARLY GUIDANCE ON ABOVE QUESTION AND ANY OTHERS SO THAT I CAN PREPARE WRITTEN BRIEF IF NECESSARY.
I SHALL TELL WEEDON ABOUT G.K.N. PARTICIPATION AFTER THE COCKTAIL PARTY THIS EVENING CTO WHICH HE HAS NOT BEEN INVITED). NOT TO DO SO WOULD DAMAGE THE RELATIONSHIP. HE WILL THEN CERTAINLY INFORM I HIS H.Q.
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