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5. YOU MAY LIKE TO KNOW THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE APPLICATION WAS
RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL OF JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION CASUALLY
MENTIONED THAT IF THE SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY, AGREEMENT MIGHT BE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN DU PONT AND THE CHINESE
AUTHORITIES UNDER WHICH DU PONT WOULD ASSIST IN BUILDING A FACTORY TO MANUFACTURE WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES IN CHINA. HOWEVER, THIS WAS LATER DENIED BY AN EXECUTIVE OF DU PONT FAR EAST INC., HONG KONG WHO SAID THAT DU PONT WAS TRYING TO INTEREST THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES
IN WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES WITH A VIEW TO EXPORTING TO THE CHINESE MARKET WHEN DU PONT'S PLANT TO MANUFACTURE CARTRIDGED WATER-GEL EXPLOSIVES IN HONG KONG STARTS PRODUCTION,
6. THE GOODS APPEAR TO BE COVERED BY ITEM NO.M.L.8 OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COCOM LIST. GRATEFUL FOR TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE ON WHETER EXPORT TO CHINA MAY BE APPROVED.
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