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**IN 1958 OUR CORPORATION BEGAN UNDERTAKING WORKS OF ELECTRIC ED RAILWAY INCLUDING THE DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISS OF OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES, SWITCHING STATIONS, TRACTION POWER
A TOTAL SUBSTATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNALLING, ETC. LENGTH OF 1,033 KM OF ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY HAS BEEN BUILT AND PUT INTO OPERATION AND ANOTHER TOTAL OF ABOUT 2,300 KM OF ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY IS BEING DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED, INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF ELECTRIFICATION OF THE 146 KM LONG GUANGZHOU-SHUN CHUN RAILWAY.""
FURTHERMORE, CCECC GO ON TO SAY:-
"IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE THROUGH TRAFFIC OF THE KOWLOON- GUANGZHOU RAILWAY AS WELL AS CO-ORDINATION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT IN THE SYSTEM, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE UNIFORMITY IN TECHNICAL STANDARDS. SHOULD THE PROJECT BE UNDERTAKEN BY US, IT WOULD BE CONDUCTIVE TO THIS END.SS
11 EAR
4. IN VIEW OF THIS UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR EARLY COMMENTS AND PEKING'S ASSESSMENT OF CCECC.
5. MEANWHILE WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOW TRY TO DISLODGE THE INITIATIVE AND THAT CAMPBELL'S LETTER SHOULD SPECIFY DATES AND COMPOSITION OF PARTY WITH TRANSMARK REARRANGING THEIR PLANS
IF NECESSARY.
BURGESS
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