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2. KINDERSLEY MADE A FURTHER BRIEF AND UNEXPECTED OVERNIGHT VISIT DURING THE WEEK-END (3
SONE PERSONAL IDEAS TO HADDON-CAVE ABOUT
WAYS IN WHICH BRITIS:V/LTALIAN GEOMP RIGHT COUNTER THE JAPANESE
PRE-EMPTIVE BID. BROAME
APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN EXCEPTION OVER GUARANNELS LEEWAY OVER THE TARGET
ME IURA (RELAYED TO ME VIA WEEDON)
SINCE THE JAPANESE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED AN TIL BRITISH/ITALIAN GROUP MIGHT BE ALLOWED 3. BUT THERE WOULD BE SOME MODIFICATIONS
TO THE ORIGINAL TAPOST PRICE CONCEPT SO AS TO GIVE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATE ABURANCE THAT THE PRICE WOULD BE KEPT WITHIN A POSSIBLE INCREASED CASH FLOW. Y
2. I DO NOT HAVE DETAILS AND I ONLY HAVE IT AT SECOND HAND THAT HADBON-CAVE EXPRESSED INFEEST IN THE IDEA.
3. LEVER HAS TOLD ME THAT NAJBOL
#3 SULGESTED TO HIM THAT
AT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF VC & OLD ROVIDED OFFICIALLY WITHIN NEXT FEN DAYS OF BRITISH POSITION II. LIGHT OF THE JAPANESE PRE-EMPTIVE BID AND
THAT IT IS OUR INTENTION TO MAKE COUNTER BID N
SOARATE DEV
MY DANES OF BEG HAS PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL *FOR AN EQUITY CENTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT AS EVOLVED WITH ECAD FOR ATHENS METRO WHICH WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A FIXED PRICE, BARBON-CAVE MAR TOLL CAGUE THAT THIS IDEA COULD BE WORTH PUTTING.
'ANCHE BUT HAS STRESBED THAT JAPANESE CTIVE, AND IT WILL NERD A STRONG COUNTER BID
THE GAME AGAINST IT,
5. ↑ ASSUME THAT BRITISH GROUP WILL BE DISCUSSING ALL THIS WITH
WOU. SUDTT HAS BEEN
NE URGENTLY ON
POR BISCUSSIONS | MAY
CASE 1 MEET HADDON-
LEVER, ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN GIVE
THE PRE-EMPTIVE BID WILL BE HELPFUL
ING WITH CLAGUE ETC AND ALBO ANKTAKÇES WHERF THE BUBJECT
MIGHT BE RAISED, IN ADDITION 1 HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN HOLDING OFF
THE ITALIAN CONÉMU GENERAL
EXPECT THAT HE WILL AGAIN TRY TO
EXCHANGE HOTES WITH ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.