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DETAILS OF THE DISCUSSIONS WHICH I ASSUMED WERE CURRENTLY TAKING
PLACE IN LONDON. IF ECGD NEEDED MORE INFORMATION THEN I ASSUMED THEY WOULD COME TO US FOR IT, BUT I IMAGINED THEY ARE MOSTLY DEALING DIRECTLY WITH THE COMPANIES WHO WERE PUTTING IN THE BIDS.
6. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THERE IS ANY FURTHER RESPONSE I SHOULD GIVE. THIS MAY BE A FIRST INDICATION THAT GETTING THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL BACKING FOR THE AIRPORT PROJECT MAY BE RATHER
MORE DIFFICULT THAN HITHERTO THOUGHT.
HEAP
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ΜΑΙΝ
87
HONG KONG AIRPORT GENERAL
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ERD
FED
JOINT DIRECTORATE
NEWS D
PLANNERS
DISTRIBUTION
98
RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
MR MILES
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
11
SIR P CRADOCK (NO.10)
MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MR MACINTYRE HMT
MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAB OFFICE MR S WIGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE
MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE
MR GOWAN CABINET OFFICE OT2/2 DTI
MR ROGERS PEP/DTI MR PENTECOST ECGD
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