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TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 170 OF 28 AUGUST
FROM SANSUM PEP.
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YOUR CREDA 203. KOWLOON- CANTON.
1. DESPITE MY PREVIOUS OPTIMISM ECGD HAVE NOW TAKEN VERY FIRM VIEW ON LEGAL ADVICE THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
BACKDATE COST ESCALATION COVER. WE SEE NO PROSPECT OF REVERSING THIS DECISION.
2. AS SANSOME WILL NO DOUBT HAVE TOLD YOU DOI ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT QUESTION OF SUPPORT FOR MET-CAM ON THE ISLAND LINE. INEVITABLY THEREFORE THE QUESTION OF POSSIBLE DOI SUPPORT FOR A NEGOTIATED KOWLOON-CANTON CONTRACT HAS GOT LINKED WITH THIS. WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF KCR DEADLINE BUT METCAM'S REQUESTS HAVE RAISED BROADER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WILL NEED RESOLUTION BEFORE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE PUT TO MINISTERS.
3. WE WILL KEEP YOU ADVIFED OF PROGRESS.
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