HOFO 019/06
RR DO T
GR 110
12 JAN1976
NCK353/548/1
CYPHER/CAT A
FM BTC HONG KONG 0609152
RESTRICTED
NO DISTRIBUTION
TO ROUTINE D O T TELNO CREDA 14 OF 6 FEBRUARY.
FOR ROBERTS (CRE4) FROM KINNEAR.
YOUR TEL CREDA 20.
Ren 128 TRED X 2
HKLOD
I SAW PAO YESTERDAY. I MADE NO MENTION OF GEC BUT USED CRITICISM BY HIM IN RECENT INTERVIEW WITH THE SOUT CHINA MORNING POST OF THE BRITISH SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY (HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD HAD PROBLEMS) TO SUGGEST THAT HE MIGHT LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING OF THE MORE MODERN ASPECTS OF BRITISH INDUSTRY, SUCH AS CONCORD BEING BUILT.
2. PAO WILL HAVE NO TIME ON HIS COMING VISIT, BUT SAID HE WOULD ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY OF A VISIT TO BRISTOL IN DUE COURSE.
I LEFT IT THAT HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IF HE EXPECTED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME IN BRITAIN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO FIT IN SUCH A VISIT, HE IS AN EXTREMELY BUSY MAN AND IT WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO PRESS THE OFFER. I WILL CONFIRM IT IN WRITING AND LEAVE IT AT THAT,
KINNEAR
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