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FM HO KONG 020501Z NOV 78
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1259 OF 2 NOVEMBER
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON FICER
FOR DAWSON DS4 MOD FROM DAVISE.
RN PATROL CRAFT HONG KONG.
INDER
No
RESI Action Teca
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THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY CONTAINED IN YOUR LETTER D/DS4/90/1/1
OF 24 OCTOBER. (WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND A COPY TO BRAY AT THE HONG KONG OFFICE). WE SHALL BE PUTTING THIS TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PROBABLY ON 21 NOVEMBER TOGETHER WITH OUR PAPER, BUT BEFORE DOING SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR AGREEMENT TO SOME CHANGES, MOSTLY FOR PRESENTATIONAL REASONS.
2. MY PRELIMINARY VIEW IS THAT WE DO NOT NEED TO INCLUDE THE ACTUAL SPECIFICATION OF THE VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARA 4 DO
YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THEIR OMISSION ? WE PROPOSE TO
INCLUDE THE COSTS OF THESE VESSELS IN THIS PARAGRAPH RATHER THAN
PARAGRAPH 9.
3. MOLAND AND I DOUBT WHETHER THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 8 IS
ALTOGETHER ACCURATE. WE PROPOSE THE OMISSION OF THE WORDS
SIMILAR CAPABILITY'.
4. AS WE ARE NOT CIRCULATING THE SPECIFICATIONS WE PROPOSE A
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 9 TO READ
'COSTS QUOTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 ARE AT 1977/78 PRICES.....
5. IN PARA 10 FOR OURSELVES' WE PROPOSE *HMG" OR "MOD' IF
YOU PREFER.
6. IN PARA 12 FOR ONE' SUBSTITUTE 'MOD(N)'.
7. PARA 13. ALTHOUGH WE DISCUSSED THE QUESTION OF A LOCAL BUILD IN OUR MEETING ON 12 SEPTEMBER NEITHER MOLAND NOR I RECALL
ANY AGREEMENT THAT TWO VESSELS SHOULD BE BUILT IN UK. WE ACCEPTED THAT YOU WOULD WISH TO BUILD ONE. I MADE THE POINT THAT I HOPED YOUR PROCEDURES WOULD NOT RULE OUT HONG KONG TENDERERS FOR UP TO 4 VESSELS IF THERE WERE HONG KONG BUILDERS WHO WERE INTERESTED
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