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CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE D.0.1 TELNO.INDUS 173 OF 27 OCTOBER 78.
FOR LIPPITT, DEPUTY SECRETARY.
1. HAVELOCK, WHO LEFT LAST NIGHT, HAS REPORTED KADOORIE'S CURRENT VIEWS IN HIS INDUS 172. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SIR
SIDNEY GORDON HAS REINFORCED THE MESSAGE THAT THE GAP IS
TOO WIDE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS HAVE NOT ALTERED CLP'S BELIEF THAT THEIR ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON
A CORRECT SCOPE OF SUPPLY, THAT CLP HAVE BROKEN DOWN THEIR
ESTIMATES INTO 19 HEADINGS WHILE THE D.0.1 TEAM HAS NO MANDATE TO DO LIKEWISE AND THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE FAULT MUST LIE WITH BALFOUR BEATTY BECAUSE OUR HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS
APPEAR TO HAVE CUT THEIR PRICES TO THE BONE.
2. AS SIR SIDNEY GORDON IS TAKING SUCH A STRONG LINE AGAINST
YOUR RETURN ON NOVEMBER 4, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENLIST HIS CO-OPERATION IN SETTING UP A DINNER WITH UMELCO (YOUR INDUS 268).
AS I AM ALSO RELUCTANT TO START PRESSING SENIOR BUSINESSMEN TO ATTEND A RECEPTION ON 7 NOVEMBER, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REAFFIRMATION OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS TACTICS WITH HAVELOCK.
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