PRIORITY
EN CLAIR
GPS 305
FH HONGKONG
UNCLASSIFIED
TO ECGD TELNO EXCED 17 OF 28 MARCH 1973
RECEIVED VIA DTI TELEX7
EXCED 17
FROM ASTON FOR FELL (ECGD)
NKK 21/4
PA
F.C.0. PLEASE COPY TO WATSON (OPG), MISS WELCH (CRE2), AND
MR A STUART CH.K.1.0.0. IN F.C.0. .).
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M.T.S.
ACCORDING TO ITALIAN CONSUL GENERAL, WHO ADMITS TO BEING ONLY
ON THE FRINGE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, THE ITALIAN NEGOTIATOR
CMR.M. PICCAGLI) WAS SURPRISED TO BE FACED WITH A REQUEST FOR
A PRICE INDICATION AT THIS STAGE 'WHEN THERE IS STILL SO MUCH
BASIC DATA UNKNOWN AND ONLY THE HONG KONG ENGINEERS CAN COMPILE
IT'. BUT, ALTHOUGH IT IS EXCEPTIONAL TO ATTEMPT TO PRICE ON SO
LITTLE AND MAKING OWN ASSUMPTIONS, THE ITALIAN CONSORTIUM WILL
DO IT SOMEHOW. PICCAGLI - WHO IS MEETING CONSORTIUM IN ROME ON
2 APRIL - HAS ASKED FOR AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO PREPARE
ESTIMATE AND FOR ITALY TO BE LAST IN ON NEXT ROUND. HE HAS BEEN
TENTATIVELY GIVEN 3 OR 4 MAY.
ACCORDING ALSO TO THE CONSUL GENERAL THE ITALIAN CONSORTIUM
HAVING WORKED TOGETHER FOR SOME FOUR YEARS ARE A) ABLE TO WORK
QUICKLY ON SUCH A PRICING EXERCISE B) HAVE PLENTY OF FINANCE
AVAILABLE AND C) CAN LEAVE ONE MAN TO SPEAK FOR THEM. PICCAGLI
IS IN FACT NOT A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE COMPANIES BUT AN EX ENGINEER
WHO WAS WITH WORLD BANK UNTIL RECENTLY AND IS HIRED TO ACT AS
ENTREPRUENEUR FOR THIS
CONTRACT.
/CONSUL GENERAL
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