TNAG-0424-FCO40-470-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 183

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO. CREDA 97 OF 2 AUGUST 1973.

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FOR ASTON FROM GLAVES-SMITH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELNO. ESBOT 303, WITH ITS USEFUL ADVANCE INFORMATION.

2. HAVE NOW SEEN LETTER TO BRITISH GROUP AND WILL BE DISCUSSING NEW SITUATION WITH THEM. THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT REPLY, PARTICULARLY ON YOUR PARA 2(C)(3). MEANWHILE, PROVISIONAL REACTION 13 ONE OF DISAPPOINTMENT AT FURTHER DELAY, WHICH INEVITABLY IMPOSES EXTRA COSTS ON ALL FOUR CONSORTIA, ONLY ONE OF WHICH MAY BE ABLE TO RECOUP THEM.

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