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INDEX

14 MAY 1978

*K OFFICIA

RY

Acro. Teken

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alo

TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG TELNO 36. OF 12 MAY

INFO DOT (CRE.4), DO1 (1C2), F.C.0.

YOUR TELNO BTC 36: COAL FOR POWER STATION.

1.

MANY THANKS FOR INFO IN YOUR PARA 1.

29 WE HAVE INFORMED MINMETALS OF KESCO'S PREFERENCE FOR A VİSİT ÎN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE, MINMETALS ARE CONSIDERING

THIS BUT IN THE MEANTIME ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE COMING FROM KESCO.

3. INCIDENTIALLY MINMETALS SEEM AS IN THE DARK ABOUT SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE'S VISIT AS WE ARE. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN

HE WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AND DO NOT KNOW WHO THE HOST ORGANISATION IS TO BE. WE HAVE SUGGESTED TAY SEEK CLARIFICATION ON THEIR GQN NET BUT MEANWHILE WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY - FURTHER..INKYRMATION WHICH SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE'S STAFF CAN

PROVIDE.

WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING MR M L LAI AND IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH ORGANISATION HE BELONGS TO.

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MR MURRAY

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