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CONFIDENTIAL
RECERCA REGISTRY No. 51
CYPHER/CAT A
15 MAR 1974
FM F C 0141981Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL:0 284 OF 14 MARCH AND TO
BTC HONG KONG INFO BCARFE.
HKK 21/12
21/12.
174
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MIPT.
CHOICE OF WIDE BODIED AIRCRAFT BY CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS.
FOLLOWTHE IS TEXT OF LETTER FROM WARRINGTON (DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRY) TO MR JOHN SHIRE (CHAIRMAN OF JOHN SWIRE AND SOMS LTD) DATED 14 MARCH 1974 REFERRED TO IN MIPT:
***YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP
GEORGE ROCERS ON THE CIVIL AVIATION SIDE AND MYSELF 1 AIR
DIVISION IN TOUCH WITH THE PROGRESS OF CATHAY PACIFIC'S
CONSIDERATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF MEETING THEIR REQUIREMENTS
FOR WIDE-BODIED ALFCRAFT. IN DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS OVER
RECENT WEEKS SIR PETER THORNTON, GEORGE ROGERS AND I HAVE MENTIONED
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DECISION NOT ONLY IN RELATION TO THE SIZE
OF CATHAY'S ULTIMATE ORDER, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE IT
WOULD BE BOUND TO HAVE ON POTENTIAL SALES TO A NUMBER OF OTHER
AIRLINES IN THE FAR EAST. WE HAVE EXPLAINED HOW MUCH THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED TO ROLLS-ROYCE LTD AND THE RB211 WHICH
POWERS THE LOCKHEED TRISTAR AND HAVE DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL
SIZE OF THE EXPORTS WHICH ROLLS-ROYCE CONSIDER MIGHT FOLLOW
IF YOU ORDER THE TRISTAR. AS YOU KNOW, IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THE
CATHAY PACIFIC BOARD WILL TAKE ALL RELEVANT FACTORS FULLY INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN CONSIDERING THEIR DECISION.''
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