TNAG-0208-FCO40-244-Discussions-about-extension-to-Kai-Tak-airport-1969 — Page 78

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introduce the Hong Kong Government to a prospective source or the Hong Kong Government would undertako the preliminary steps to this end (if the latter, we would probably ask the Crown Agents to act on the Hong Kong Government's behalf);

in case the second table in paragraph 4 turns out to be an over-estimate, to what extent consultanto' fees and contractors' services might, in addition to the "hardware" content, be admissible in a loan tied to British export content;

any special conditions or requirements you would want to specify.

I am leaving for Hong Kong on 30 May to join our Minister of State (Lord Shepherd) who is paying a week's visit to the Colony. It would be very helpful if I could know before I leave that you would be prepared in principle to consider the project and that the way was clear to make the

Not only are pressures preliminary approach envisaged above. building up in Hong Kong for our answer to their request (the project has bien under discussion for two years) but there hau been steady Yarliamentary pressure led by Sir Alec Douglas-Home; on both accounts our Minister is most anxious to be in a . position to register some progress.

Jours

sincerely

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(J. O. Moreton)

Copies: 3. H. J. Steel, Esq., Treasury (without C. C. Lucas, Esq., Treasury

encl.). J. Coe, Esq., Board of Trade

D. C. Smith, Esq., Board of Trade

Undisclosed copies to:

.r. T. J. O'brien, FFAD Miss G. G. Brown, ANTD Kr. Jamieson, EPD

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