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Classication
CONFIDENTIAL
Caveat
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IMMEDIATE
TELNO
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AND TO
I CONFIDENTIAL
FM STI
E TO TOKYO
TEL:O
OF 270915Z JUNE 90
E AND TO INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
FIELD
SONAL FOR
FROM ADAMS, HEAD OF PEP
HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: YOUR TELHO OTTERS 394 AND 417 AND MY OTLER 331
E WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POSITION OF THE ANGLO/JAPANESE
CONSORTIUM, AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW RENEW CONTACT WITH KUMAGAI OF MITSUI. THOUGH THERE ARE NO
E DOUST DANGERS IN APPEARING REPEATEDLY AS DEMANDEUR, WE BELIEVE THE ANGLO/JAPANESE CONSORTIUM REMAINS THE BEST AVENUE FOR SUCCESS IN WINNING A MAJOR PART OF THE KEY
FIXED LINK CONTRACT FOR THE UK. WE THINK THAT A FURTHER
APPROACH TO KUMAGAI SHOULD BEST BE SEEN AS A PRELUDE
ETO SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH MITI AND/OR MFA, BUT
- SUGGEST THAT YOU DEFER ANY LATTER APPROACH UNTIL WE
IS
S CAN REVIEW THE OUTCOME OF RENEWED CONTACT WITH KUMAGAI.
Sir Jikhead's
IOWE RECOGNISE YOUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TALKING ITTO MINISTRIES AT THIS STAGE YOUR OTTER 394), AND WOULD
BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FURTHER ADVICE ON THIS IN THE LIGHT
OF YOUR DISCCUSIONS WITH KUMAGAI.
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