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CONFIDENTIAL
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FM BTC HONG KONG Ø2093ØZ
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY D.T. TELNO.CREDA 116 OF 2 AUGUST.
FOR MACDONALD, IC2.
YOUR CREDA 188 POWER STATION PROJECT.
1. HOTEL BOOKINGS MADE AS REQUESTED.
DER RECI
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CD IN ΕΓΙΝ
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- 3 AUG 1977
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2. SIR SIDNEY GORDON LEAVES FOR MANILA ON SUNDAY 7 AUGUST RETURNING EVENING AUGUST 8. HOWEVER, HE SUGGESTS THAT YOU AND I MEET HIM AT HONG KONG HOTEL AT 1030 ON SUNDAY 7 AUGUST. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AND LET ME KNOW WHETHER GEMMILL AND BIRCH WILL ALSO WISH TO BE PRESENT. OTHERWISE SIR SIDNEY WILL NOT BE FREE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY AUGUST 9 AS HE, LIKE HADDON-CAVE, IS TIED UP WITH EXCO.
3. I PROPOSE TO MAKE PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOU TO MEET DUNCAN, BARRATT AND STONES ON MORNING OF TUESDAY AUGUST 9. 1 ASSUME THAT BIRCH WILL REMAIN WITH KINDERSLEY AND GEMMILL
4. YOUR PARA.3, SIR SIDNEY TOLD ME THAT HE EXPECTS SOME FORMAL INDICATION OF A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFER OF A SITE ON LANTAU
TO EMERGE DURING THIS WEEK.
5. ECONOMIC SERVICES DEPT OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE ASKED ME TO INDICATE SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION AT LORD KINDERSLEY'S MEETING WITH HADDON-CAVE ON MONDAY AS THEY HAVE TO PREPARE BRIEF. GRATEFUL YOUR URGENT ADVICE.
MARCH
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HK & GD (5)
PS/MR JUDD
MR BUTLER
FED
PS/LORD GORONWY MR MURRAY
TRED
FRD PS
ROBERTS
MR POSNETT
PS/PUS
MR CORTAZZI
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