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FM BTC HONG KONG 151020Z NOV 78
TO IMMEDIATE DO I
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RECEIVEL
TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 198 OF 15 NOVEMBER INFO IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY (FOR P CAREY)
FOR BULLOCK FROM LIPPITT. EHV TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
* NO. 51
OFFICES
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DUP TRED (2)
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MY INDUS 196 ON THIS SUBJECT. WE HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM FURTHER
S THAT CL P
INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CLP. THE RESULT I
OUT TO TENDER ON ONLY ONE, REPEAT ONE, SUB-STATION AT THIS STAGE. FOR THAT SUB-STATION THEY AND WE WILL EXPECT 25 PERCENT UK CONTENT LARGELY IN THE ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. THIS WILL LEAVE THE UK MANUFACTURERS IN THE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO ENTER INTO A NEGOTIATED, REPEAT NEGOTIATED, TENDER WITH CLP FOR THE REMAINING
FOUR SUB-STATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE FIRST SUB-STATION REQUIRED REPRESENTS RATHER MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SWITCHES
NEVERTHELESS THE REMAINING STATIONS COULD FORM A GOOD ORDER FOR THE UK IF OUR MANUFACTURERS CAN PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION OVER
THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS TO TENDER COMPETITIVELY. IT IS
A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN I EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE LATE LAST WEEK. THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CLP BOARD ON FRIDAY SO I WOULD SAY NOTHING TO THE SWITCHGEAR MANUFACT-
URERS UNTIL I RETURN.
2. DISCUSSIONS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE ARE GOING REASONABLY WELL BUT THERE COULD BE HITCHES BEFORE I LEAVE ON
FRIDAY. I REMAIN HOWEVER REASONABLY CONFIDENT OF THE OUTCOME.
3. PLEASE COPY TO CLARK, FINCH AND KESTEN, (EPT), WASILEWSKI (11C)
AND TO DIRECTORS NWRO AND NRO.
[NOT FASSED BY C.O.D.)
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