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AND PROVIDED YOU WERE SATISFIED THAT THE FIRMS HAD THE CAR CITY
AND EXPERTISE AND SUPERVISION ETC. COULD BE ARRANGED. I THOUGHT
THAT THIS PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. COULD YOU CONFIRM
WHETHER THIS IS SO.
8. COULD YOU ALSO INDICATE HOW THE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME ATTACHED TO DROMGOOLE'S LETTER D/DS6/1643/2 OF 9 MAY WOULD BE
AMENDED IF WE ADOPTED THE TWO TENDER SYSTEM WHICH IS PROPOSED, OR
WOULD IT BE THE INTENTION TO SELECT THE DESIGN AND SHIPBUILDERS FOR BOTH BUILDS IN FEBRUARY/MARCH 1980 AND PLACE THE ORDER FOR
BOTH IN MAY ?
9. IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE IF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 15 WAS
AMENDED TO READ THE NAVAL STAFFS WILL BEGIN WORK ON A DRAFT NSR
WHICH IT IS HOPED TO SUBMIT TO MOD COMMITTEES FOR CLEARANCE
EARLY NEXT YEAR'.
13. AS WE SHALL NEED TO CIRCULATE OUR PAPER BY 9 NOVEMBER I
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MACLEHOSE
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HA CORTALL!
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