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TO SPEND ONLY ONE DAY AT DARLINGTON LAST WEEK.
I UNDERSTAND FROM THE GEC/DTI TEAM THAT THEY STILL CONSIDER IT IS WITHIN CBE'S CAPABILITY TO MEET THE DEADLINES BUT THIS IS ONLY LIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED IF MORE RESOURCES AND GREATER PRIORITIES ARE ALLOCATED NOW: AND IF THE CBE MANAGING DIRECTOR
IS ON SITE FULL TIME DURING THE NEXT CRUCIAL TWO WEEKS.
I AM SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT THE LONG TERM DAMAGE TO UK PROSPECTS IN CHINA WILL BE SEVERE IF THE SCHEDULES FOR THE TWO CHINESE PROJECTS ARE SERIOUSLY DELAYED. THERE WILL ALSO BE WIDER REPERCUSSION IN THE UK'S MARKETS IN ASIA AND ELSEWHERE.
WE MUST CLEARLY NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT YOU CAN REASSURE ME IMMEDIATELY THAT THE NECESSARY EFFORT AND PRIORITIES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE DEADLINES. AND THAT WE CAN PASS ON THIS REASSURANCE TO GEC TG TOP MANAGEMENT WHO WILL BE LEAVING FOR CHINA TOMORROW TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THESE DEADLINES WITH THEIR CHINESE
CLIENTS.
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