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BTC HONG KONG TELNO CREDA 157 OF 19 JULY

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BTC HONG KONG PASS TO DAVID NEWBIGGING AT JARDINEMATHESON HONG KONG

HEREWITH RERUN

REPERF OF MESSAGE ORIGINALLY SENT TO BTC HONG KONG

FOR DAVID NEWBIGGING

JARDINE MATHESON HONG KONG ON 4TH JULY

SENT FROM FOREIGN OFFICE LONDON UNDER SRL NO CG

ITS PROBABLY BEEN PASSED TO ADDRESSEE ALREADY HERE:ITH REPEAT

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELEX OF 24 JULE ABOUT T ENQUIRIES PLACED WITH BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS AS A RESULT OF THE VISIT OF THE HONG KONG

TRADE MISSION, I AM ONCERNED BY YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE GAP BETWEEN PRICES UOTED BY BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS AND JAPAN IS AS WIDE AS

FORTY PER CENT. SO FAR AS I AL AWARE, HOWEVER, WE DO NOT KNOW THE

PRICES WHICH HAVE BEEN UOTED BY JAPAN, EXCEPT FOR THE RO RO WHICH

IT HAS BEEN MUTUALLY AGREED SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN FURTHER

I SHOULD BE GLAD IF YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THESE ENQUIRIES

WITH BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS WHO HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THEIR QUOTATIONS

IN WRITING AT THE REQUEST OF MATHESON AND COMPANY. I SHALL REMAIN

READY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD WITH A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING JAPANESE PRICES, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS ETC.

REGARDS

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HALLO FCO CAN U PASS THAT RITE

AWAY

TO HONG KONG ITS 15 DAYS

AS I THINK

OLD NOW U CAN UPGRADE TO PRIORITY IF YOU WISH

KAUFMAN IS PRETTY IMPORTANT

MAN

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