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RECEIVED A REGIS HO. 51 RED
18 SEP 1973
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OFFICER
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HKGD
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Action Tukon
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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TEL NO INDUS 203 OF 15 SEPTEMBER.
FOR MARCH FROM THORNTON
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
930
YOUR INDUS 119,120 AND 124
1. MIFT IS A REPLY (WHICH YOU CAN HAND OVER) TO CLP'S REQUESTS FOR PRICE BREAKDOWN- IT HAS BEEN AGREED IN DETAIL WITH HAVELOCK,
AND ITS PRINCIPLE WITH LIPPITT.
2. MY INDUS 197 GIVES BACKGROUND. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT A ROBUST, EVEN NAIVE, REBUTTAL IS NECESSARY AT THE OUTSET, THOUGH WE
RECOGNISE THAT CLP HAVE SOME LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR WANTING CERTAIN INFORMATION, AND INEVITABLY WILL GET A GOOD DEAL AS
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED.
3. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT AT THE HEART OF OUR TACTICS IS THE STRATEGIC NEED TO KEEP AN IMPREGNABLE RING-FENCE ROUND (ESPECIALLY)
THE UK SWITCHGEAR PRICES.
4. PARA 3 OF THE ATTACHED IS SOMEWHAT DELPHIC, STONES SAID THAT
HE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WOULD NOT GIVE A FULL PRICE
BREAKDOWN: ON THE OTHER HAND HE SEEMED CONFIDENT THAT, ON THE
BASIS OF EXPERIENCE ON UNITS 1 AND 2 WE WOULD GIVE QUOTE TAKE-OUT
PRICES UNQUOTE IE THE PRICE OF ITEMS FOR WHICH
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CLP MIGHT WANT TO SUBSTITUTE OTHER TYPES, SIZES ETC. IN DOING SO HE MENTIONED EG PUMPS (WHICH ARE PERHAPS SO SMALL AS TO CAUSE NO PROBLEM) AND CABLES (WHICH ARE A MAJOR SINGLE CONSTITUENT) TO GIVE A PRICE, ON WHATEVER BASIS, FOR THE LATTER WOULD PUT THE INDIVISIBILITY OF. THE PACKAGE AT RISK. I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT TRY AND INTERPRET THIS
PARAGRAPH IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE AND. STONES HAD DIFFERENT
UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT QUOTE NO PRICE BREAKDOWN
MEAN.
UNQUOTE WOULD
5. PLEASE CONFIRM WHEN YOU HAVE PASSED MIFT TO CLP WHETHER AS
WE EXPECT THEY WISH US TO PASS A COPY TO ELECTROWATT.
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