GR 100 IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

RESSOR, IN REORY H●. 51

26 MAY 1977

LIKK NOx)

16+

FM FCO 241738Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 391 OF 24 MAY=77

INFO TOKYO, BTC HONG KONG

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 521

LET

18

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR PETER CAREY?

HONG KONG POWER STATION PROJECT

1. IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR ADVICE, WE AGREE THAT SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE SHOULD BE INFORMED IN CONFIDENCE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SPOKEN OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER PROJECT TO MR FUKUDA, REFLECTING THE PRIME MINISTER'S CLOSE PERSONAL INTEREST IN BRITISH COMPANIES WINNING THIS CONTRACT. HOWEVER, WE SHOULD WISH THIS TO BE CONVEYED IN GENERAL TERMS: WE WOULD NOT WANT YOU TO PASS ON PRECISELY WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER SAID.

72

OWEN

FILES

HKGD (5)

PS/MR. JUDD

MR.BUTLER MR.MURRAY

FED

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

TRED

PS/PUS

FRD

SIR A.DUFF

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG POWER STATION

PROJECT.

PS

MR.CORTAZZI

CONFIDENTIAL

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