VITIL
DWF E 214/21
45
ん
بر
winaithen w written
Fuler
Druz 212.
NO DISTRIBUTION
TRED/DOT
K129
HIC,
TRED 2
PUSD
Zi
CYP CAT A
FM PEKING 210830Z JUL
RESTRICTED
TO ROUTINE DTI TELNO CREDA 64 OF 21 JUL.
AND TO FCO (FOR HKD).
RE
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR) AND BTC HONG KONG.
MY TELNO CREDA 59: HONG KONG POWER STATION
1, I CALLED ON THE VICE MINISTER OF COAL INDUSTRY, HSU TSAI-LIEN, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND SPOKE TO HIM ON THE SAME LINES AS I HAD SPOKEN TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE.
HSU IS A GOOD CONTACT FOR THIS PURPOSE BECAUSE HE HAS REGULARLY RECEIVED ME AND VISITING BRITISH COAL DELEGATIONS (INCLUDING THE NCB) AND IS THUS FULLY FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTACTS BETWEEN THE CHINESE COAL INDUSTRY AND BRITISH
MINING MACHINERY INDUSTRY.
2. IN RESPONSE TO MY DECLARATION OF HMG'S INTEREST IN A POSSIBLE DEAL FOR COAL AGAINST MINING MACHINERY, HSU SAID THAT CHINA HAD IN THE PAST EXPORTED LITTLE COAL. IT WAS
HOWEVER HER INTENTION TO INCREASE SUCH EXPORTS.
PLANS FOR
BOTH EXPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS AND OF IMPORTS OF EQUIPMENT
WERE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION BUT HE HAD TAKEN
CAREFUL NOTE OF WHAT I HAD SAID AND WOULD REPORT IT TO
THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION WAS
(142)
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