RESTRICTED
054231
MDADAN
16
PATTERN WHICH OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW.
4.
THE PLATFORM IS THE LARGEST OF THE AIRPORT PACKAGES. MR.ALLEN SAID HE HAD GREATLY APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK THINGS OVER WITH MR.NEEDHAM DURING THEIR MEETINGS ON 27/7. HE NOW SOUGHT THE MINISTER'S INTERVENTION AND HOPED HE COULD BE GIVEN A WRITTEN INDICATION OF THE INTENTIONS OF HMG AND ECGD BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY (29/7).
5. MR.ALLEN ASKED THAT A COPY OF HIS LETTER TO THE MINISTER OF TRADE BE GIVEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, CURRENTLY VISITING HONG
KONG.
DAY
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
12
ADVANCE
12
HONG KONG AIRPORT GENERAL
HKD//AD
PS
FED//HD
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS'
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
NNNN
ERD//HD
JOINT DIRECTORATE//HD NEWS D//HD (2
NO 10//SIR R BRAITHWAITE