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of this decision.

The Anglo-Italian group put in a strong bid.

If the surveys had gone well their price could well have been below the Japanese. It also remains to be seen whether the Japanese price will hold. The decision has also inevitably had

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some political impact here.

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

11 January 1974