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5. WE SHALL CORSIDEN COMPOSITION OF UK TEAM OVER NEXT FEW DAYS. PROPOSAL THAT ILLER (CEGT). TE PART OF TEAM PRESETS GREAT DIFFICULTIES. H. G OFFER (SEE LIPPITT'S LETTER OF 29 SEPTE, DER, MADE IT CLEAR CEGE SERVICES WERE BEING OFFERED TO ENSURE THAT TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE RID WERE COMPETENT. WE HAVE NOT INVOLVED CSGD IN ANY COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF OUR PROPOSALS (THUS RTZ, RATHER THAN CEGB, VETTED THE PRICES AND CONDITIONS ORIGINALLY PUT FORWARD). TO DO SO WOULD INVOLVE CLEAR CONFLICT OF INTEREST: CEGB NEGOTIATES COMMERCIALLY ITH SAME MANUFACTURERS FOR DOMESTIC CONTRACTS AND FOR CEGD TO KNOW WHAT PRICES AND CONDITIONS WERE ATTACHED TO EXPORT ORDERS WOULD CAUSE DIFFICULTIES FOR BOTH SIDES. (HOR DO WE CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE FOR A NATIONALISED INDUSTRY TO ADVISE FOREIGN CUSTOMERS OF COMMERCIAL MATTERS). WILL YOU PLEASE EXPLAT THESE SIFFICULTIES TO STONES AND E. PHASISE THAT THE CONTRACTORS EXPECT TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG NEXT LONTH ON CONTRACTUAL MATTERS EITHER WITH CLP/PEPCO STAFF OR VITH ELECTROWATT OR ITH ANY OTHER SILILAR CONSULTANCY FIRM APPOINTED BY CLP/PEPCO. NOBODY IS AVOIDING DISCUSSION OF CONTRACTUAL MATTERS: RATHER, THEY CANNOT BE MATTERS FOR THE CEGB.
6. ON PUBLICITY ARRANGEMENTS WE MUST CONSULT MINISTERS: FIRM GUIDANCE WILL DE SENT NEXT WEEK. OUR INITIAL VIEW IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO AIM AT SIMULTANEOUS FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN HONG KONG AND LONDON SAY ON MONDAY 19 OCTOBER IF LETTER OF INTENT SIGNED PREVIOUS THURSDAY. THIS WOULD ALLOW UK TEAM TO RETURN TO LONDON TO BRIEF MINISTERS AND BE AVAILABLE DURING PRESS BRIEFING. WE CONSIDER IT WILL BE JUST AS IPORTANT TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS AS TO CYNCHRONISE PRESS STATEMENT.
7. MRS LIPPITT WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANYING TEAM: CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES DO NOT STRETCH TO THIS.
MACDONALS IC2
December,