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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 181 OF 16 FEBRUARY, 1973.

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM WATSON.

HONG KONG MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM,

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 178.

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1. I ASSUME THAT HADDON-CAVE'S STATEMENT AROSE FROM A DECISION

OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PAPER MENTIONED

IN YOUR LETTER TO ME OF 28 DECEMBER.

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2. WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THIS PAPER. COULD WE HAVE A COPY AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE?

3. WE ALSO GATHER THAT HADDON-CAVE HAS PROPOSED MEETINGS AT THE

BEGINNING OF MARCH WITH THE CONSORTIA THAT REMAIN IN THE RUNNING,

AND THAT THE ITALIAN AND FRANCO-GERMAN BIDS ARE VERY MUCH OF

THIS NUMBER. YOU WILL, I AM SURE, BEAR IN MIND OUR DISTINCT POLITICAL INTEREST IN THE INTENTIONS OF OUR EUROPEAN PARTNERS

AS WELL AS OF THE JAPANESE.

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SIR D WATSON PS/MR ROYLE

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MR WILFORD

COPIES TO:

MR KERR FRD

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