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INDER
TO PRIORITY PEKING TEL NO.BTC 37 OF 13 MAY 78,
1.A MAY 1978
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INFO D.O.T (CRE4), D.O.1 (IC2), F.C.0.
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YOUR TELNO.36 : COAL FOR POWER STATION.
1. SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE TELEXED HIS STAFF FROM SWITZERLAND
ON 11 MAY AS FOLLOWS:
**IN VIEW CHINESE TECHNICAL MISSION NOW BEING IN CONTACT WITH
LORD NELSON IN LONDON AND THEIR REPORTED INSISTENCE PURCHASES MINING MACHINERY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, AS COMPENSATORY, WITH
KESCO PROJECT FOR PURCHASING COAL I BELIEVE IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID SOME DISCUSSION THIS MATTER DURING MY FORTHCOMING VISIT TO PEKING”.
HE WENT ON TO SUGGEST THAT, IN CONSEQUENCE, IT WOULD BE AN
ADVANTAGE IF W.F. (BILL) STONES, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF CLP MET HIM IN PEKING TO ATTEND THE DISCUSSIONS. CHINA RESOURCES AND CHINA TRAVEL HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AND I UNDERSTAND AN APPLICATION IS BEING PROCESSED, HOPEFULLY IN
TIME TO PERMIT STONES TO BE IN PEKING FOR KADOORIE'S ARRIVAL
ON 22 MAY.
2. I AM NOW TOLD THAT VISAS FOR THE KESCO TEAM OF SPECIALISTS
COMPRISING:
M.W. SEARLS, FUELS ADVISOR.
T.CLEMENTS, FUELS ADVISOR.
P.ELLIS, G.RALPH,
GENERATION ENGINEER.
OPERATION PLANNING ENGINEER
HAVE COME THROUGH. THE DATES FOR THEIR VISIT, WHICH WILL
CONCENTRATE ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF COAL SUPPLIES, HAVE
YET TO BE DECIDED BUT ARE NOW MORE LIKELY TO BE MAY THAN
EARLY JUNE. KESCO PROPOSE TO LIAISE WITH MINMETALS THROUGH
CHINA RESOURCES BUT WE SHALL ENDEAVOUR TO KEEP YOU POSTED.
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