TNAG-0638-FCO40-786-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 44

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WITH THIS IN MIND I FAVOUR A TURNKEY APPROACH TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERI TO THE STAGE OF COMPLETION.

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IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT THE PACKAGE MUST BE FURTHER ENLARGED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST THE FIRST SECTION OF THE EHV NETWORK, THE PARAMETERS OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN FULLY DEFINED.

1 AM PASSING ON THESE THOUGHTS, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN PLACED BEFORE MY BOARD, AS I AM MOST ANXIOUS TO LIMIT AREAS OF DISCUSSION WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DANGERS OF DEFERMENT.

WITH ALL GOOD WISHES, SINCERELY YOURS LAWRENCE.

ENDS

2. ORIGINALS FOLLOW BY BAG LEAVING HERE FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER. LETTERS WERE HANDED OVER TODAY DURING COURTESY CALL BY LIONEL LIGHTMAN AND BARRETT HAS ALREADY INSTRUCTED ELECTROWATT (LONDON) TO HAND OVER RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THEIR REPORT. KADGORIE EMPHASISED THAT FIRST LETTER WAS AN OFFICIAL OUTCOME OF THE ELECTROWATT REPORT BUT SECOND LETTER EXPRESSED HIS PERSONAL CONCERN ABOUT SATISFACTORY SUPERVISION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK. I THINK THIS CAN BE LEFT UNTIL YOUR VISIT HER IT IS WEARISOME THAT HE SHOULD AT THIS STAGE TALK ABOUT A TURNKEY APPROACH** BUT I THINK HE REALLY REQUIRES A MEANS OF ENSURING THAT THE CIVIL WORK IS UP TO THE STANDARD OF THE ENGINEERING TO BE SUPPLIED BY US. HE ALSO REMAINS KEEN TO WIDEN THE PACKAGE HENCE THE REFERENCE TO THE EMV NETWORK.

3. 1 FEAR THAT I SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ADVANCE COPIES OF NEW SCHEME OF CONTROL UNTIL DECEMBER 6 BUT JEAFFRESON, GORDON AND KADCORIE HIMSELF SEEM CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL CLEAR EXCO ON THAT DATE. THEY HAVE ALSO ALL INDICATED THAT THEY ARE PLEASED THAT THE ELECTROWATT REPORT HAS BEEN FAVOURABLE TO OUR CAUSE.

4. FINALLY STONES HAS JUST WARNED ME THAT HE WILL BE TELEXING YOU DIRECTLY ABOUT GAS TURBINE PRICES. I WILL COMMENT WHEN I SEE CCPY.

MARCH

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