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PTI LONDON

ELLAUTO BORHMND

FILE NO 8106

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TO MR D ROYCE DEPT TRADE AND INDUSTRY

MR H KINDERSLEY LAZARDS

IR H NEWELL COSTAINS

ELLAUTO BORNMWD

HX3098 GECHONG

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ELIOTAUTO BOREHAMWOOD TELEX NO 2418 19.11.75

FOR WILTSHIRE ;

A. REFERNEC LEVERS TELEX TO YOU EARLIER TODAY SIR DOUGLAS HAS NOW RECIEVEN A LETTER THIS EVENING FROM P.H-C AS FOLLOWS

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PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LETTER DATED 15TH NOVEMBER, 1973, THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS HEREPY ACKNOWLEDGED.

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THE MASS TRANSIT STEERING GROUP HAS AKEN NOTE OF THE FORMATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE ANGLO-ITALIAN GROUP AND HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE MERGER. THE STEERING GROUP ASSUMES THAT. WITH THE FORMATION OF THE ANGLO-ITALIAN GROUP BOTH THE BRITISH GROUP (AS ORIGINALLY INSTITUTED) AND 1.M. INTERMETRO S.F.A. HAVE CEASED TO BE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITORS FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CONTRACT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE STEERING GROUP ASSUMES THAT THE NUMBER OF COMPETING CONSORTIA HAS BEEN REDUCED TO THREE RATHER THAN INCREASED TO FIVE. ♥ I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT THE STEERING GROUP'S ASSUMPTION 13 CORRECT. IF IT IS, I SHOULD APPRECIATE BEING INFORMED OF THE OFFICIALS CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ANGLO-ITALIAN GROUP AND THE MASS TRANSIT STEERING - GROUP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.