3. LEVER HAS TOLD ME THAT HADDON-CAVE HAS SUGGESTED TO HIM THAT AT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF HE COULD BE ADVISED OFFICIALLY WITHIN NEXT. FEW DAYS OF BRITISH POSITION IN LIGHT OF THE JAPANESE PRE-EMPTIVE BID AND, IN PARTICULAR, THAT IT IS OUR INTENTION TO MAKE COUNTER BID IN DUE COURSE
A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT DAWES OF GEC HAS PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL FOR AN EQUITY CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT AS EVOLVED WITH ECGD FOR ATHENS METRO WHICH WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO GIVE A FIXED PRICE. MADDON-CA/E HAS TOLD CLAGUE THAT THIS, IDEA COULD BE WORTH PUTTING FORWARD AS A COUNTER TO JAPANESE BUT HAS STRESSED THAT JAPANESE OFFER IS VERY ATTRACTIVE AND IT WILL NEED A STRONG COUNTER BID TO KEEP IN THE GAME AGAINST
5. 1 ASSUME THAT BRITISH GROUP WILL BE DISCUSSING ALL THIS WITH YOU. SCOTT HAS BEEN ALERTED BY LEVER. ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME URGENTLY ON YOUC REACTIONS TO THE PRE-EMPTIVE BID WILL BE HELPFUL FOR DISCUSSIONS I MAY WELL BE HAVING WITH CLAGUE ETC AND ALSO IN CASE 1 MEET HADDON-CAVE IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE SUBJECT MIGHT DE RAISED, IN ADDITION
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HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN HOLDING OFF THE ITALIAN CONSUL GENERAL AND EXPECT THAT HE WILL AGAIN TRY TO. EXCHANGE NOTES WITH ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE
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