PL NOW ???????? Ka PL NOW ???
KA
one
aly (211)
VJRYZCOWJM
HOFO319/14
PP F CO
GRPS 310
CYPHER/CAT A
FM BTC HONG KONG 140955Z
CONFIDENTIAL
RUZE
NO DISTRIBUTION
нково TRED
FRD
+3x
TO PRIORITY D T I TELMO CREDA 104 OF 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1973. INFO PRIORITY E.C.G.D. (FOR COTTERILL)
FOR GLAVES SMITH (OPG) FROM ASTON.
1s
CODD, PASSING THROUGH EN ROUTE TO TAIWAN, HAS GIVEN ME
*
A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE STEERING GROUP MEETING WITH BRITISH GROUP AND ALSO A PERSONAL BRIEFING ON THE DISCUSSIONS AND SOME INFORMATION ON TENTATIVE TALKS ABOUT A MERGER.
HE DID NOT HOWEVER HAVE WITH HIM THE ANNEXES TO THE MINUTES NOR THE PAPERS HANDED OVER BY STEERING GROUP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND MINUTES ARE. NOT ENTIRELY COMPREHENSIBLE WITHOUT
THESE.
2. I SHOULD, THEREFORE, BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND ME BY NEXT
BAG A COPY OF THE FULL SET OF DOCUMENTS AND ALSO TO HAVE
YOUR OWN ASSESSMENT OF THE WAY THE MEETINGS WENT AND THE NEXT
STEPS AS YOU SEE THEM,
3. FROM THE MINUTES AND FROM WHAT CODD TOLD ME IT WOULD SEEM
THAT NEXT STEP HAS TO BE A COMMUNICATION FROM HADDON-CAVE EITHER
CONFIRMING THAT HE IS NOT INSISTING ON CEILING PRICE, WILL MEET SOME OF THE COSTS OF DESIGN AND PREPARING ESTIMATES AND REGARDS THE BRITISH GROUP AS STILL BEING IN THE RUNNING OR INFORMING BRITISH GROUP OF A PRE-EMPTIVE BID (IF THE JAPANESE HAVE MADE ONE) AND GIVING OPPORTUNITY FOR RESPONSE. DO YOU AGREE?
4.
{
I WOULD ALSO WELCOME GUIDANCE ON LINE I SHOULD NOW TAKE IN ANY