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MDLIAN 3156
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HANOI
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 424
OF 150345Z AUGUST 89
INFO ROUTINE DTI, HONG KONG
VISIT OF OFFICIALS FROM QUANG NINH PROVINCE
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Mr Haswen
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1. THE BRITISH COMPANY BANBURY FUEL SERVICES LTD HAS JUST AGREED A JOINT VENTURE PROJECT TO BUILD A COAL WASHING PLANT WITH THE HONG GAI COAL COMPANY AND HAS A FEW OTHER BUSINESS BENTURES IN QUANG NINH PROVINCE IN MIND. THEY HAVE ALREADY TRADED IN SOME COAL.
2. IN SEPTEMBER THEY HOPE (VISA APPROVAL ALLOWING) TO INVITE A DELEGATION OF VIETNAMESE TO THE UK TO VISIT THEIR COMPANY IN BIRKENHEAD. THIS DELEGTION WILL INCLUDE:
A) TRAN ANH VINH, VICE MINISTER OF ENERGY WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COAL,
A) NGUYEN BINH GIANG, PARTY SECRETARY OF QUANG NINH PROVINCE AND AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
C) OFFICIALS OF THE HONG GAI COAL COMPANY AND OF THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY,
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3. GIVEN THE RELEVANCE OF QUANG NINH PROVINCE TO THE BOAT PEOPLE QUESTION I SUGGEST THAT WE PAY SOME ATTENTION TO THIS VISIT ON BOTH A COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL LEVEL. BANBURY FUELS DO NOT YET KNOW WHAT THEIR ITINERARY WILL BE BUT IT WILL PROBABLY AN OFFICIAL DINNER AND A DAYS SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON BEFORE TRAVELLING TO BIRKENHEAD. COULD I SAY TO BANBURY FUELS THAT FCO AND DTI OFFICIALS WILL AT LEAST ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO THE DINNER? HOW ABOUT A CALL ON A MINISTER?
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