CYPHER/CAT,A,
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY HONG KONG TO EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT
TELEGRAM NO. EXCED 20
CONFIDENTIAL
1 FEBRUARY, 1969
FOR COTTER ILL FROM HANNAM.
TUNNEL.
THE GIST OF YOUR EXCED 19 AND EXCED 20 HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO
CLAGUE BY TELEPHONE.
2.
HE SEEMED SATISFIED. IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM ME HE
GAVE IT AS HIS IMPRESSION THAT THE FRENCH ARE NOT GOING TO
WAIT MUCH LONGER, HE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE
FRENCH ARE NOT GREATLY ATTRACTED BY THE WAY THE JOINT VENTURE
FINANCE TALKS ARE DEVELOPING, AND ARE DETERMINED TO SETTLE
THE MATTER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IN THE FAIRLY NEAR FUTURE.
HE INFERRED THAT HIS MAIN THEME IN ALL HIS TALKS WITH THE
FRENCH HAS BEEN THAT THEY SHOULD OFFER FINANCE WITHOUT ANY
SUPPORTING GUARANTEES, FAILING WHICH IT WOULD NOT BE WORTH
PERSUING TALKS WITH THEM. HE HOPES FOR SOME DEFINITE NEWS
FROM PARIS ON FEBRUARY 3.
SIR D. TRENCH
EXCED DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG D.
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