TNAG-0638-FCO40-786-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 24

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. EXCED 34 OF 8 DEC 1977.

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO BIRCH (ECGD) FROM KEMP.

AT MEETING BETWEEN COTTERILL AND LIPPITT IT WAS AGREED THAT

GUARANTEE BY SHAREHOLDERS TO REPAY DIVIDENDS SHOULD APPLY DURING

A PERIOD OF DEFERMENT OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF DEFERRED PAYMENT

BEING MADE IE ALTERNATIVE WORDING PROPOSED BY MACDONALD, WE WOULD

PREFER GUARANTEES TO BE JOINT AND SEVERAL BUT AGREED THAT

IF THE POINT PROVED TO BE SIGNIFICANT WE WOULD ACCEPT SEVERAL

GUARANTEES PROPORTIONATE TO SHARHOLDING. WE SAID THAT THIS WAS

AS FAR AS WE COULD SEE OUR WAY TO GO ON THIS ISSUE. WE ALSO

DISCUSSED CURRENT THINKING ON HONG KONG DOLLAR FINANCING OUR

ATTITUDE BEING AS KNOWN TO YOU WHEN YOU LEFT.

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