CONFIDENTIAL
INFO PRIORITY PEKING (FOR AMBASSADOR) AND BRITISH TRADE
COMMISSION HONG KONG
FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR PETER CAREY
REFERENCE YOUR 419 OF 27 APRIL AND YOUR 464 OF 7 MAY
GEC ARE FULLY SEIZED OF DIFFICULTY THAT WOULD ARISE IF
COMPANY OFFERED SIMPLY WHAT APPEARED TO BE A COMPETITIVE
TENDER. GEC ARE URGENTLY CONSIDERING, WITH OTHER INTERESTED
COMPANIES PARTICULARLY BABCOCK AND WILCOX HOW BEST A
PACKAGE COULD BE PUT TOGETHER THAT WOULD SATISFY PEPCO AND
CLP BOARDS. GEC'S AIM IS TO HAVE PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED BY
THE TIME STONES COMES TO UK.
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AND WE HAVE SEEN
TELEGRAM
2 WE HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED THE GOVERNMENT SIDE OF THE JOINT
GROUP INCLUDING ECGD AND ARE TALKING TO COMPANIES WITH A VIEW
TO INVOLVING THEM WHEN APPROPRIATE. WE ARE OF COURSE PURSUING
ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES YOU MENTIONED. WE HAVE ALSO HAD REPORTS FROM SIR JAMES WOODESON (CLARKE CHAPMAN/REYROLLE PARSONS)
FOLLOWING HIS RECENT VISIT.
3 WE HAVE NOTED THE ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT REPORTED IN YOUR SECOND TUR. BRITISH MINING MACHINERY COMPANIES WHO ARE
PROBABLY CHINA'S MAIN OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS AND WHO HAVE HIGH
AM AMBASA REPUTATION FROM PREVIOUS EXPORTS WOULD WELCOME OPPORTUNITY OF PEKING'S TELAND BY
of 11 mity
FURTHER EXPORTS TO CHINA. TWO CONTRACTS PLACED IN 1973 WERE
WORTH TOTAL £20 MILLION: MAIN CONTRACTORS DOWTY AND GULLICK
DOBSON HAVE BUILT UP STRONG CONTACTS. IF FURTHER SPECIFIC
INFORMATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE LET US KNOW.
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Mr Mingay, Mr Gill, M
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Mr Macdonald, IC Mr Stewart (FCO)
Mr Bullock Mr Lippitt Mr Clark (or) Miss Mueller Mr Baker IA Mr Bryant, OPG Mr Roberts, CRE Mr Havelock, MEPT Mr Paxman, ECGD