TNAG-0637-FCO40-785-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 114

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TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG TEL NO CREDA 172 OF 19 JULY

YOUR CREDA 103 OF 15 JULY: POWER STATION PROJECT

SHEPHERD'S LETTER TO STONES DEMONSTRATES IMPORTANCE OF ARRANGEMENT AGREED AT OUR MEETING WITH SIR LAWRENCE KADCORIE ON 13 JUNE

THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION MUST BE BETWEEN SIR LAWRENCE AND THIS DEPARTMENT VIA YOURSELF.

INEVITABLY, AS CEGB BECOMES INVOLVED, MANY AT CEGB WHO KNOW STONES WILL WANT TO PASS ON RUMOURS AND GOSSIP. MANY OF THESE MESSAGES WILL COME FROM CEGB INDIVIDUALS WHO, LIKE SHEPHERD, HAVE NOT THEMSELVES BEEN PRESENT AT ANY MEETINGS WITH THIS DEPARTMENT. STONES SHOULD BE URGED TO DISREGARD PRIVATE MESSAGES THAT DO NOT ACCORD WITH HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION. IF HE IS IN DOUBT AT ANY TIME, ALL HE HAS TO DO IS CONTACT YOU.

2. IF YOU WISH TO WRITE FORMALLY, WE WOULD PREFER THAT AFTER THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR DRAFT, YOU SUBSTITUTE

THE FOLLOWING QUOTE HMG'S COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS ARE LIKELY TO INDICATE THAT ON ACCEPTANCE OF THE PACKAGE THE EXPERIENCE AND SERVICS OF THE CEGB CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF CLP/PEPCO TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAGES OF THE POWER STATION DEVELOPMENT ARE SUCCESSFUL. THE PRESENT VISIT OF THE CEGB TEAM IS DESIGNED TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF THE WORK REQUIRED. WE HOPE AS A RESULT TO ENSURE THAT THE UK PROPOSALS COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THAT WORK PROCEEDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. UNQUOTE

3. ALTHOUGH MY CREDA 166 INDICATED THAT THE SERVICES OF THE CEGB COULD DE MADE AVAILABLE QUOTE AT NO COST TO CLP/PEPCO UNQUOTE

WE WOULD PREFER THAT NO REFERENCE TO THIS WAS INCLUDED IN ANY FORMAL

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