TNAG-0625-FCO40-773-Trade-missions-to-UK-from-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 63

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2. LOOKED AT FROM HERE, NEWBIGGING HAS PUT TOGETHER A GROUP WHICH REPRESENTS THE MAJOR CWNDERS OF THE FOURTH LARGEST FLEET IN THE WORLD, SOME OF WHOM ARE TRAVELLING 7,000 MILES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WITH THE INTENTION OF SERIOUS DISCUSSION TO FIND IF WAY CAN BE FOUND FOR THEM TO AUGMENT PURCHASES OF SHIPS FROM THE U.K.

AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND IT IS PERHAPS A PITY THAT THE PRESENT DRAFT DO I PROGRAMME GIVES THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING RATHER LESS SUBSTANCE THAN THE ONE FIRST PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO CREDA 87 (IN WHICH THERE WAS PROVISION FOR SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION WITH MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY) AND THAT THE OSLO MEETING APPEARS TO HAVE