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KIERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED IN CONFIDENCE BY THOMPSON THAT HE WILL

BE RECOMMENDING THEM TO THE MASS TRANSIT CORPORATION FOR ONE OF THE

THREE REPRESENTATIVE CIVIL CONTRACTS. I UNDERSTAND FROM THOMPSON

THAT HE IS AWAITING A REPLY FROM ECGD TO A NUMBER OF POINTS, HE

HOPES TO BE ABLE TO PUT PROPOSALS TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 1 OCTOBER

AND HE REQUIRES INDICATION OF FINAL ECGD TERMS BY 26 SEPTEMBER.

WHILE HE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WITH FINAL DOCUMEN-

TATION, HE RECOGNISED THAT PREPARATION OF FORMAL AGREEMENT MIGHT

NOT BE POSSIBLE BY 1 OCTOBER AND HE SAYS THAT TELEX OR LETTER FROM

YOU SETTING OUT FINAL TERMS IN DETAIL WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR HIS

PURPOSE.

2. IF ANY OF THE POINTS RAISED BY THOMPSON ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DIFFICULTIES OR IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION IS REQUIRED, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW BY RETURN. THOMPSON LEAVES FOR

TOK YO ON SUNDAY AND WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK. THIS WOULD ENABLE ME TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH HIM BEFORE HIS

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