HOFOS11/19
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FM BTC HONG KONG 198680Z
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TO IMMEDIATE D T I TELNO CREDA 141 OF 19TH NOVEMBER, 1973.
FOR ROYCE (OPG) FROM ASTON
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REPRESENTATION OF ANGLO
ITALIAN GROUP.
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AT END OF MY DISCUSSION WITH HIM ON 17 NOVEMBER (MY CREDA 140) HADDON-CAVE ASKED WHAT POSITION NOW WAS ON REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG OF ANGLO-ITALIAN GROUP. IN HIS EYES FORMAL POSITION AS RESULT OF LETTER OF 15 NOVEMBER IS THAT STEERING GROUP MUST NOW REGARD BOTH THE BRITISH GROUP AND ITALIAN CONSORTIUM AS DEFUNCT AND REPLACED BY THE NEW GROUP. DID THEY REPRESENT THE NEW GROUP? IF SO WHAT IS NOW THE POSITION OF PICACLI?
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HE WAS PARTICULARLY CONERNED OVER THIS AT THIS
JUNCTURE BECAUSE PICAGLI WILL BE IN HONG KONG ON 19 NOVEMBER FOR A FEW DAYS (Y CREDA 139). IF HE IS AUTHORISED TO SPEAK FOR THE ANGLO ITALIAN GROUP THE STEERING GROUP MIGHT WELL LIKE TO SEE HIM TO TALK THROUGH THE COUNTER BID''. BUT EVEN IF HE IS NOT HADDON-CAVE WANTED TO PUT ON RECORD THAT IF HE 'BUMPED INTO HIN' (AND I SUSPECT THAT HE WILL ENSURE HE DOES) HE WOULD NOT REFRAIN FROM ASKING HIM ABOUT THE BID, AND ESPECIALLY WHAT HAS KAPPENED TO THE ITALIAN PRICES.
3. I SAID I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION
HAD STILL TO BE SORTED OUT, BUT AT PRESENT POSITION WAS THAT CLAGUE REPRESENTS THE BRITISH HALF AND THE ITALIAN CONSUL GENERAL (OR PICAGLI) REPRESENTS THE ITALIANS. IF STEERING GROUP SAW PICAGLI THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE CLAGUE ALSO. HADDON-CAVE TOOK THE POINT.
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