TNAG-0565-FCO40-660-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 43

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TO PRIORITY DOT TELNO CREDA 113 OF 9 OCTOBER,

PERSONAL FOR ROBERTS CRE4 FROM KINNEAR.

YOUR TEL CREDA 1811 MASS TRANSIT.

I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND DELIGHTED TO HEAR OF THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT KIER'S ARRANGEMENT WITH THE WADDINGTON GROUP IS LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO MASS TRANSIT AND A DECISION ON THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT WILL BE MADE AT A BOARD MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. IT IS IMPORTANT, THEREFORE, THAT ECGD CONVEY A DECISION, AT LEAST ON THE REMOVAL OF THE STEP PROCEDURE, TO THE CORFORATION BY THAT DATE. I APPRECIATE THAT ANY DECISION ON LOCAL COSTS MAY TAKE TIME, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THEY COULD, AT THE SAME TIME, AT LEAST INDICATE THAT THIS IS UNDER CONSIDERATION.

2. I HOPE THAT CPG HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SANSOME OF METRO-CAMMELL. THE ROLLING STOCK CONTRACT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE ONE ON THE E AND M SIDE AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS VITAL TO METRO-CAMMELL TO GET THIS CONTRACT IF THEY ARE TO AVOID REDUNDANCIES. HIS VIEWS WILL BE IMPORTANT, THEREFORE.

KINNEAR.

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