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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRA... NO 1345 „F 10 OCTOBER.
PỀ NGAL PON GOVERNO. F QAR ROYLE YOUR TELEGTAN NU 11751 MASS
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THOUT DATE! UL TO YOU FOR YOUR HEL FUL RESPONSE,
YOUR PARAGRAPH 5. 1 A. CURRY IF .¡Y TELEGRAM APPEARED
THAT CERTAINLY NEVER G. ODVED MY HA AT ANY THE, Y PURPOSE SAD
TO GIVE YOU PRIVATE INFORMATION ON HOW THE BRITISH BID STANDA, AND
TO ACK YOU ABOUT YOUR OWN TI STABLE, FOR WAS THEAL ANY IMPLICATION
(YOUR PARAGRAP. 5) THAT YOU HÀ ADDUMEL ARY OBLIGATIJN TO SEE THAT THE ANGLU/ITALIAN GROUP SUCCEEDU. YOU HAVE PLAYED FAIR WITH WO THROUGHOUT, AND -E, I HOPE, WITH YOU. WE ARE FULLY AWARE OF YOUR POBLE DE AS YOU ARE OF OUR. TAS | MENDELY GRATEFUL TO YOU FUR
ALL YOUR ALVICE. AS YOU CAN LAGINE TƉE CTI ARE NOT THE EASIEST
DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH AND THE CRITISH CONSORTIDA HAVE GOT
THEMSELVES INTO A HOLE. 1 ONLY HOPE THAT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS HAVE REMOVED THE POM IT.
3. THE SITUATIGE NOW IS THAT THE DRITIS: CONSTRUCTION INDUST TY HAVE AGREED IN PRINCIPLE T. TAKE UP TUF 35 PERCENT SHARE PROPOSED BY THA ITALIANS, WITH GEC TAKING THE LUND OF THE 3 AND E SIDE. THE
DTI CONSIDER IT PROSABLE THAT A PROPOSITION WHICH MOULD MEET YOUR
CONDITIONS WILL BE HADE TO YOU IK THL VERY KLAR FUTURE.
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STI AVS FEEST B IN THE I PLICATIES OF THE TIMETABLE AND THAT THE NEW CONWORTH A WILL WT DE RELICVE, OF THE NEED TO PREPARE TEIR DID AS LICKLY A POSSTALE.
3. I WOULD, TOVEVER, SE ORATE, IL FOR YOUR LIVICE UN TAS PULLTS, IF ONLY BECAUSE THESE TEND TO .I TRACT ATTE: TIN NEW T TE
DEED TO AVOID DELAY IN PROPACING THE HER CONSORTIUPU SIL. TE
SIGNALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GETTIM. ADOUT THE HESITATIONS OF THE OTHER COMDONTIA NCLUDE THE SUGOISTION THAT THE TO POINTS UN SINCE THE JAPOLEGE ARE STILL DE WANDIG CHANGES ARE AT FIGALAJE IN THE MINIM PRICE AHU A COVERI CNT GUARANTEE FROM YOU. WE HAVE TAEN THE LIFE THAT SUCH FUNDAMENTAL POINTS CAMOT DE AT ISSUE. THE EXPETATION 10 THAT THEY WILL [ VICKLY ESOLVEDĮ AND THAT THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO THE COVE IN ENT GUARANTEE IN WHICH WE COULD OF COURSE OURSELVES DECO U REVOLVE. IN THE LAST RESORT. IT BOULD BE VERY HELPTUL TO KNOW WHETHER WE ARE SAFE IN TAKING THIS LING WITH THE UTI.
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