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TO IMMEDIATE COVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1214 OF 27 NOVEMBER. 1973.
FOLLOWING PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR GOVERNOR FROM SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1353 TO FCO: MASS TRANSIT.
BRITISH GROUP DO UNDERSTAND THE POSITION ON THE TWO POINTS TO
WHICH YOU DREW ATTENTION. I TAKE YOUR POINT ABOUT ROYCE AND AM NOT
SENDING HIM. ROYCE HAS DISCUSSED WITH LAZARDS AND GEC HOW THE PROPOSALS WILL BE PRESENTED. THEY HAVE CONSIDERED THE LEADERSHIP QUESTION AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY PREFER TO OPERATE WITH KINDERSLEY
OF LAZARDS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ANGLO-ITALIAN GROUP CALLING ON
PICAGLI OR SCOTT ACCORDING TO SUBJECT FOR SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION ON THE CONTRACT. YOU ARE RICHT IN THINKING THIS IS A DELICATE AREA. ROYCE HAS MADE CLEAR THAT PICAGLI HAS MADE A FIRST-CLASS IMPRESSION. HE WILL IN ANY CASE MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION.
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