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TO PRIORITY DO I TELNO INDUS 1 OF 6 JANUARY 1978
AND SAVING TO PEKING
INFO D O T (FOR CRE4)
FOR MACDONALD I C2. KESCO POWER STATION PROJECT.
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STONES HAS BEEN INVITED TO GO TO HOUSTON IN MARCH TO EXPLAIN THE DETAILS OF OUR CONTRACT TO THE PRESIDENT OF ESSO EASTERN. ESSO HAVE APPARENTLY INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE GOT A VERY GOOD TECHNICAL DEAL.
2. STONES WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS FOR THE PURCHASE OF COAL AND THE ORDERING OF THE EHV SYSTEM. HE WILL PROBABLY BE IN LONDON IN THE SECOND-HALF OF JANUARY AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE LIPPITT TO PUT FORWARD SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW WE MIGHT SECURE THE ORDER FOR THE EHV SYSTEM. EXACT DATES OF VISIT WILL FOLLOW. HE TELLS ME THAT WEAVING OF BEI APPEARS TO BELIEVE THAT SIR LAWRENCE WILL GO TO OPEN TENDER WHEREAS STONES CONSIDERS THAT ANOTHER DEAL CAN BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT UK SUPPLIERS ARE NOMINATED.
3. STONES HAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT WE TRY TO ARRANGE FOR
SIR LAWRENCE AND HIM TO GET AN INVITATION TO PEKING IN MAY TO START DISCUSSING PURCHASES OF COAL FROM CHINA. I SAID THAT THIS WOULD NEED CAREFUL CO-ORDINATION WITH THE DOI AND HM. AMBASSADOR, PEKING. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT NOT TO ALLOW SIR LAWRENCE TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME INSOFAR AS BRITISH SUPPLIERS OF COAL MACHINERY ARE CONCERNED. WHEN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ABMEX MISSION TO CHINA ARE FINALISED WE SHOULD DECIDE HOW BEST TO PLAY THE CLP COAL REQUIREMENT CARD IN PEKING (SEE MY CREDA 327 AND PEKING ESBOT 1 OF 4 JANUARY)
FCO PASS SAVING TO PEKING.
MARCH
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