TNAG-0766-FCO40-970-Supplies-of-electrical-power-for-Hong-Kong-Castle-Peak-power-1978 — Page 6

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 281 OF 36 APR,

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R FI HONG KONG (BTC AND GOVERNOR), DOT CREDA (CREA) AND but are not

DI/INDUS (ICS2).

BTC HONG KONG TELNO 24 OF 22 MARCH TO PEKING: COAL FOR POWER STATION.

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I CALLED ON A MEMBER OF THIRD DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE THIS AFTERNOON TO HAND OVER A PIECE OF PAPER DESCRIBING THE TECHNICAL POINTS WHICH THE SPECIALIST TEAM FROM CLP/PEPCO WOULD WISH TO DISCUSS. MISS CHIU PROMISEe TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THOSE CONCERNED AND LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN THE TEAM COULD COME AND WITH WHOM THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK.

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1 REMINDED HER OF SIR LAWRENCE KADOOR IE'S PLANS AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE IN TOUCH ABOUT HIS VISIT ALSO.

3. SHE THEM ASKED ME ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN THE PRO- VISION OF COAL AND THE PURCHASE OF COAL MINING EQUIPMENT. IN REPLY I TRIED TOAVOID CLOSING ANY DOORS OR CREATING DIFFICULTIES FOR THE SALE OF MINING EQUIPMENT. I MADE IT CLEAR HOWEVER THAT (A) WE HAD NO FIRM VIEWS AT THIS STAGE ABOUT A LINK AND HOW IT MIGHT BE ARRANGED REMI COLON (B) WE DID NOT REGARD A LINK AS ESSENTIAL SINCE THE DEALS COULD EACH STAND ON THEIR OWN FELT SEMI COLON AND (C) THAT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO LISTEN TO CHINESE IDEAS ABOUT A LINK.

OF MISS CHIU SAID THAT THE CHINESE HAD NO SUGGESTIONS AT THIS STAGE ON HOW A LINK MIGHT DE ORGANISED, SHE SAID (APPARENTLY WISHING TO EMPHASISE THE DIFFICULTY) THAT

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