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HOFO #15/8
AKK 164.-H.
INDEX
- JUN 1973
PAY
NO-DISTRIBUTION
No at THE DOT
PP DO I
Х
GR 165
CYPHER CAT A
FM BTC HONG KONG 083800Z
CONFIDENTIAL
سك
Qup Rm 129
Dup HKD
H. The Dup. TRE)
PUSD
TO PRIORITY DO I TELNO INDUS 64 OF & JUNE 1978.
FOR HAVELOCK, MEPT.
2
[Xeroxs]
37
YOUR INDUS 126: EHV TRANSMISSION.
DELIGHTED WITH NEWS OF ALL CLEAR FROM KENNEDY AND DONKIN ON SF6. VISIT IN FIRST WEEK OF JULY IS CONVENIENT FOR ME BUT I CANNOT CONSULT STONES AS HE RETURNED TO CHINA TODAY UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. IF FINAL SF6 REPORT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSMISSION TO STONES BY JUNE 23 THIS WOULD GIVE CLP SUFFICIENT TIME (BUT NOT TOO LONG) TO STUDY IT BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL.
2. I HAVE NOW DISCUSSED CEGB INVOLVEMENT WITH FOREIGN COMPETITORS
WITH STONES. HE CONFIRMS THAT THE PRACTICE HAS CEASED BUT THOUGHT
THAT THE CEGB WERE MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL. HE SUGGESTED THAT WITH A LITTLE MORE IMAGINATION, FLEXIBILITY AND FINESSE THE CEGB COULD HAVE GAINED FOR US A FASCINATING GLIMPSE OF JAPANESE SELLING TECHNIQUES WITHOUT DISCLOSING ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE INCIDENT UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF CEGB AND CTHER STAFF IN HONG KONG CONSULTING ME AT AN EARLY STAGE IF THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT POLICIES BEING FOLLOWED BY CLP. AT THE MOMENT
I SEE NO REASON FOR LIPPITT TO WRITE BUT I DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT WHICH WAS SENT TO GUILDFORD.
MARCH