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REALISTIC: MITSUI HAVE BEEN ALL BUT INVISIBLE DURING THE LONG FIGHT FOR THE CONTRACT, AND IT IS HARDLY LIKELY THAT THEY WILL PARADE THEMSELVES VERY PROMINENTLY NOW. I HAVE ALSO SAID THAT TRAFALGAR HOUSE AND COSTAIN, WHO COMPRISE TWO-THIRDS OF THE PARTNERSHIP, ARE LIKELY TO WANT TO GAIN SOME PUBLICITY FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN WINNING SUCH A MAJOR CONTRACT. IT IS TRUE NEVERTHELESS THAT THE MORE THIS IS PRESENTED AS AN ANGLO-JAPANESE OPERATION THE LESS FLACK THERE IS LIKELY TO BE ABOUT BRITAIN GETTING ALL THE CONTRACTS, AND THEREFORE THE BETTER THE PROSPECTS FOR BRITISH COMPANIES FOR THE CONTRACTS STILL TO COME.
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