CONFIDENTIAL
FM DTI
TO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG TELNO OTTER 29
OF 17140OZ JANUARY 90
FROM GALLAHER PEP
CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG AIRPORT
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BAA ASPIRATIONS
нив 182 13
(16)
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MDLIAN 1611
I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BRITISH AIRPORTS AUTHORITY WHICH I WILL FAX TO YOU LATER TODAY SO THAT IT ARRIVES NOT TOO FAR OUT OF TIME WITH THIS TELEGRAM.
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I HAVE DISCUSSED THE CONTENT WITH ADAMS AND ROGERS IN PEP AND WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER IT AND COMMENT.
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AS YOU WILL SEE BAA HAS EXPRESSED CONSIDERABLE SURPRISE AND DISAPPOINTMENT AT BEING PASSED OVER FOR AN ASPECT OF THE OVERALL SCHEME IN RELATION TO WHICH THEY WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE. WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT HKG MAY HAVE IN MIND BAA INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS IN SOME OTHER MAJOR ASPECT. NEVERTHELESS BAA LEGITIMATELY IT
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WOULD SEEM AT PRESENT ARE VERY UPSET THAT THEY DID EVERYTHING WHICH THEY WERE ENCOURAGED TO DO AND YET THE FIRST THEY LEARNED OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORS ON THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT WAS A DIRECT APPROACH BY THAT COMPANY SEEKING TO PICK BAA'S BRAINS.
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4. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ENQUIRE AND ADVISE HOW THIS PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN HANDLED DID BAA MISS A TRICK? IF NOT IT MUST BE A MATTER FOR CONCERN THAT A BODY WITH THE CLEAR RANGE AND DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF BAA SHOULD BE REGARDED AS LESS WORTHY THAN THE CANADIANS WHO THEN SEEK ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FROM BAA. PERHAPS THERE IS SOME VERY GOOD EXPLANATION BUT UNTIL IT IS KNOW THE GROWING BELIEF THAT THE UK IS BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WILL SIMPLY BE REINFORCED.
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