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TELNO. INDUS 231 OF 12 DECEMBER.
FOR HAVELOCK, EPT DIVISION.
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1. FOLLOWING ARE TEXTS OF LETTERS DATED 12 DECEMBER ADDRESSED TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND TO LIPPITT, DEPUTY SECRETARY BY SIR
LAWRENCE KADOORIE:-
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DEAR PRIME MINISTER,
I HAVE DELAYED ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR LETTER OF 27TH OCTOBER 1978, UNTIL THIS MOMENT SO THAT I COULD GIVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS THAT I HAVE, TODAY, SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO BALFOUR BEATTY FOR A 400KV LINE WITH ASSOCIATED SUB-STATIONS AND EQUIPMENT WORTH
APPROXIMATELY £100 MILLION.
THIS IS THE SECOND, LARGE CONTRACT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AWARD TO BRITISH SUPPLIERS AND AGAIN BEARS WITNESS TO YOUR FORESIGHT
AND ASSISTANCE FOR WHICH, ONCE MORE, MAY I SAY 'THANK YOU'.
WITH SEASON'S GREETINGS AND VERY BEST WISHES SEMI-COLON I HOPE WE MAY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOU IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD
BEFORE TOO LONG.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
LAWRENCE KADOORIE.