TNAG-0514-FCO40-579-Purchase-of-wide-bodied-aircraft-by-Cathy-Pacific-Airlines-1974 — Page 6

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EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT

P.O. BOX NO. 272, ALDERMANBURY HOUSE, ALDERMANBURY, LONDON EC2P 2EL

Telex: 883601

Telephone: 01-606 6699

I E Rich Esq

HM Treasury

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LONDON

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Your reference

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51

Our reference

2F 45/211/014 2FE 17/227/01

BC/AIR/24/96041

2 5 JUN 1974

Date

21 June 1974

HKK 2111

2

Dear

EGC CASE NO 1211

RB211 PROGRAMME ECGD COVER

SALES TO CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, HONG KONG

In your letter of 21 January 1974 (ref 2F 45/211/014) you gave authority for us to cover under Section 2 the sale to Cathay Pacific Airways Limited of 9 installed RB211 engines and spares to a total value of £9,000,000.

Subsequently the possibility of setting up the deal as a leasing operation on 15 years' terms was explored and Eric Jackson wrote to you on 8 March 1974 seeking authority for us to cover on that basis. You rejected this in your letter of 22 March 1974 (Ref 2FE 17/227/01). We were later informed by Rolls-Royce (1971). Limited that the transaction would after all be going through as a straightforward sale of installed engines and spares for two aircraft with options on engines for two more aircraft.

The position now, however, is that Cathay Pacific Airways Limited will possibly place a firm order with Rolls-Royce for installed engines for 4 aircraft plus opare engines and spares of a total contract price of £13,236,886. Terms of payment will be as set out in my letter of 7 January 1974. We shall be stipulating as a condition of cover the unconditional guarantee of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in respect of the credit portion of the contract price.

I shall be grateful if you would give your approval to our providing a Buyer Credit Facility under Section 2 in connection with this sale on the basis of the revised contract price.

Yours sincerely

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