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can be inferred from the quoted paragraph of Nobel's earlier report, this could only result in raising the cost of the product in the local market and thereby reducing its acceptability. Both applicants, moreover, stated that they preferred a commercial operation. all the circumstances, therefore, the Government considers that its interests would best be met, as far as would be consistent with a commercial operation, by the controls provided for in the conditions of tender relating to the level of stocks required to be maintained in the Government storage depot (and of course controls for strategic reasons).
For all these reasons, clearly, I am not in a position to give you the specific confirmation in the terms in which you request it. The Government is, to some extent, relying on repeated assurances given by two companies of undoubted worldwide repute that their aim in each case was principally to supply the local explosives market. It has twice forwarded the draft conditions to each company to ensure that the terms of operation and tender are fully understood and, in this context, I would like to add that Government has gone as far as it feels possible to meet Mr. Riley's latest
I comments, and has today written to him about them. am also copying this letter to him and to the Senior British Trade Commissioner.
(D.J.C. Jones)
Secretary for the Environment
c.c. D.M. March, Esq., OBE,
Senior British Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong.
G.G. Riley, Esq.,
Manager (Overseas Projects),
Nobel's Explosives Co. Ltd.
Commissioner of Mines
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