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TO ROUTINE PEKING TELNO.BTC 24 OF 22 MARCH 78 K OFFICER INFO F.C.O, D.O.T (FOR CRE4), D.0.1 (FOR 1.62)
Nota
YOUR TELNO.155 TO F.C.O: CHINESE COAL FOR HONG KONG POWER STATION.
Action Taken
1. SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE WAS DELIGHTED TO LEARN THAT MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO BE RECEIVED BY THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE IN PEKING FOR DISCUSSIONS ON
CO AL SUPPLIES.
MR NELSON TSAO 2. HIS TRAVEL PLANS AT PRESENT REMAIN TENTATIVE.
OF THE SIN HUA TRUST, SAVINGS AND COMMERCIAL BANK LTD HAS INTIMATED THAT SIR LAWRENCE AND LADY KADOORIE WOULD RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO VISIT (A) PEKING (B) SIAN AND LO-YANG TO SEE THE ANCIENT
STONE CARVINGS AND (C) CHUNGKING FOR A BOAT JOURNEY VIA THE YANGTSE GORGES TO HANKOW. SIR LAWRENCE HOPES THAT THE VISIT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS COMMENCING IN PEKING VIA SWISSAIR FLIGHT SR316 FROM GENEVA ON SUNDAY MAY 14. SIR LAWRENCE IS KEEN TO FINALISE HIS TRAVEL PLANS (HE LEAVES FOR GENEVA ON APRIL 4) AND WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP HIS CHINESE VISAS EITHER IN HONG KONG BEFORE APRIL 4, IN GENEVA OR IN LONDON WHERE HE WILL BE STAYING FROM APRIL 9 - 19.
3. AT MY REQUEST SIR LAWRENCE IS PREPARING A BRIEFING PAPER HEADED POINTS FOR DISCUSSION WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE'' SETTING OUT THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO BE DISCUSSED IN PEKING BY A CLP/PEPCO TEAM HOPEFULLY IN ADVANCE OF HIS OWN ARRIVAL. WE AIM TO HAVE THIS PAPER, TOGETHER WITH NAMES, STATUS AND PASSPORT DETAILS OF THE TECHNICAL TEAM AVAILABLE FOR DESPATCH TO PEKING IN THIS WEEKS BAG. DETAILS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED OF THE CAPACITY AND FUEL REQUIREMENTS OF
SIR LAWRENCE ALSO IS TRYING TO THE NEW KESCO POWER STATION.
ARRANGE FOR HIS TECHNICAL TEAM TO BRING A FILM ON THE COAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES.
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