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ADDRESSED LONDON AS CREDA 002 OF 4TH JANUARY POR C.R.E.D.

SOARD OF TRADE E.C.C.D. AND BOARD OF TRADE F.C、0.

FOR TRADE COMMISTONER CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.

(3)DY CRUDA 001. CLAGUE HAS AGAIN BEEN IN TOUCH WITH NE, SAYING

THAT THE LRAFT FINANCIAL AGRENNERT IS NOW DEING CONSIDERED SY

ACCORDING TO CLACUE THE LATTEN APPCARS VELL

COMPERTVAITE.

SATISFIED WITH IT.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT CONFENTWAITE ASKED WHETHER HE SHOULD

VOLUNTAȚILY TRANSHIT THE DETAILS OF THE FRENCH TERMS. TO PCO IN

LONDON. I CATHERED THAT THE TUNNEL COMPANY ADVISED AGAIST THIS

AS THEY DID NOT WISH TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY INTEND

TO PLAY THE FRENCH OFF AGAINST THE BRITISH BUT I FURTHER

CATHENES THAT THE TOALL COMPZNY LOULD SAIC NO CHEAT COJECTION

TO COUPERTĦAITE TRANSMITTING FULL DETAILS TO YOU SHOULD YOU

ASK HIN TO LO SO.

3. 1 ASKED CLAQUE WHETHER IT WAS TRUE THAT THE TERM INVOLYOU FOR

OFFSHORE COSTS WAS IN FACT MINE YEARS AFTER SIGNATURE AND HE GAID

THAT THIS WAS WRONC, AND THAT THE TERM IS IN FACT TEN YEARS, HE

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