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TO PRIORITY DO I TELNO INDUS 115 OF 31 AUGUST 1978.
FOR THORNTON EPT1.
YOUR INDUS 183: TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
I SEE LITTLE POINT IN PRESSING CLP TO RECEIVE LIPPITT BEFORE
MID-OCTOBER.
THEY ARE NOT UNMINDFUL OF THE ELECTION COMPLICATION BUT CONSIDER IT QUITE IMPRACTICAL TO EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS IN TIME FOR AN EARLIER VISIT.
2. I HAVE TOLD BROOKS THAT COPIES OF OUR SUBMISSION ARE BEING MADE
AVAILABLE TO ELECTROWATT AND ECGB AT GUILDFORD AND THAT BEI EXPECT
A CEGB EVALUATION TEAM TO BE IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK.
3. BROOKS NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED DATE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF
WORK BY HAVELOCK'S TECHNICAL TEAM IS ONE WEEK LATER THAN THE TARGET IN CLP'S TENDER EVALUATION PROGRAMME ENCLOSED WITH SIDNEY GORDON'S LETTER OF 25 AUGUST TO ME. AS HE EXPECTS SOMETHING LIKE 600-700 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS TO BE PUT FORMALLY TO THE CONTRACTORS,
THE REPLIES TO WHICH WILL NEED TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE FINAL CONTRACT, IT MAY BE WORTH PLANNING FOR SOME MMBERS TO
ARRIVE AS SOON AS THE CLP/CEGB EVALUATION TEAM ARE READY TO FUT THE FIRST QUESTIONS. BROOKS WILL LET ME HAVE A CONSIDERED REPLY
LATER THIS WEEK.
4. IT WOULD OF COURSE BE HELPFUL IF HAVELOCK COULD BE HERE FROM
22 SEPTEMBER TO AT LEAST OCTOBER 6 IN ORDER TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR GENERAL MONITORING/CO-ORDINATING OF THE DEALS
WHILE I AM AWAY IN KUALA LUMPUR.