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THAT RAWLINSON IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING MATTERS AND I WILL PE-EMPHASISE THIS, IF NECESSARY.
(11) IT WOULD BE RELEVANT FOR GROUP TO MEET WITH LARGE U.K. SHIP
CHARTERERS SUCH AS B.P. WILL THIS BE PROVIDED FOR?
11) AS KEY MEETINGS WITH BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS HAVE BEEN HELD OVER TO LAST DAY, COULD THEY NOT START IN THE MORNING. OTHER- WISE THERE IS DANGER THAT TIME WILL RUN OUT.
2. NEWBIGGING WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY OF WIDER-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH OFFICIALS ABOUT EXPORTS OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
TO HONG KONG AND, THROUGH THE SERVICES OF COMPANIES LIKE JARDINES, TO ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION AND THE MIDDLE EAST. JARDINES HAS RECENTLY ENTERED THE SAUDI ARABIAN MARKET THROUGH!
A TAKEOVER AND MIGHT WELL BE ABLE TO REPRESENT BRITISH FIRMS IN THIS AREA. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT NEW BIGGING CALLS ON SIR PETER THORNTON TOGETHER WITH DANIEL KOU BEFORE GOING TO SEE SIR PETER CAREY. THIS WOULD GIVE HIM OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE MATTER (AND KOO IS LIKELY TO BE SOMEWHAT TONGUE-TIED IF LEFT TO HIMSELF). HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IN THE MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY PERIOD, BUT COULD MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
3. I HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT GONE OUT OF MY WAY TO WARN.NEWBIGGING THAT U.K. SHIPBUILDERS ARE NOT ATTRACTED BY H.K. FORMULA FOR GUARANTEED CHARTERS AS THIS WOULD PROBABLY LEAD TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE MISSION. HE WILL KNOW OF THE DIFFICULTIES FROM DISCUSSIONS HENRY KESWICK HAS ALREADY HAD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRY. THERE IS A REAL WILLINGNESS AT THIS END TO EXPLORE THE WHOLE MATTER THOROUGHLY AND I WOULD NOT WANT TO DISCOURAGE IT IN ANY WAY.
KINNEAR
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