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TELEGRAM NUMBER 45 OF 31 OCTOBER
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USE OF SHELL REFINERY IN THE PHILIPPINES BY HKG
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I REFER TO MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 42 OF 16TH OCTOBER 1980.
2. IT NOW SEEMS MUCH MORE LIKELY THAT WE WILL PURCHASE FUEL OIL STRAIGHT OFF RATHER THAN PURCHASING CRUDE AND
REFINING IT.
3. THE ASSESSMENT REQUESTED IN MY EARLIER TELEGRAM IS THEREFORE NO LONGER REQUIRED. I HOPE YOU HAVE NOT SPENT TOO MUCH TIME ON IT ALREADY,
MACLEHOSE
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