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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 337 OF 20 MAY

INFO TOKYO (PRIORITY) BTC HONG KONG (PRIORITY)

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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR PETER CAREY

HONG KONG POWER STATION PROJECT. 1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN TELNO 260 TO TOKYO. WE CONSIDER THAT YOU SHOULD.

NOT INFORM SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S DISCUSSION

SHOULD SIR LAWRENCE RAISE THE MATTER YOU MIGHT CONFIRM THAT THE

DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE BUT SHOULD FOLLOW THE LINE IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF

TELEGRAM NUMBER 260 TO TOKYO,

2. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS FROM UK INDUSTRIALISTS THAT SIR LAWRENCE-

KADOORTE HAS EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NO PROPOSALS HAVE YET

BEEN PUT TO HIM. WE HOPE YOU CAN PERSUADE SIR LAWRENCE THAT WE ARE

CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED FOR BRITISH COMPANIES TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, OFFICIALS ARE STUDYING WITH URGENCY VARIOUS

APPROACHES WITH THE COMPANIES AND BANKS.

OWEN

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HONG KONG POWER STATION

PS/MR JUDD

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS PS/PUS

MR CORTAZZI MR BUTLER

MR MURRAY

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