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M.I.P.T FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF KADOORIE'S DRAFT MEMORANDUM 2

1. WHEN IN PEKING MR SUN SUO-CHANG, DIRECTOR THIRD DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE WESTERN WORLD, REQUESTED ME TO PLACE BEFORE HIM A CONCRETE PROPOSAL WHEREBY CHINA COULD SUPPLY COAL ON A COMPENSATORY BASIS FOR MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED FROM HONG KONG.

2. SINCE THE IDEA ORIGINATED WITH ME, AND WAS ONLY PRACTICAL IF XESCO'S PURCHASING POWER WAS USED AS A BASE, I FELT I HAD TO ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE AND ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEING IT THROUGH.

3. POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS BUT ALL DEPEND ON THE FULL

CO-OPERATION OF THE U.X GOVERNMENT AND OUR ABILITY TO CO-ORDINATE

ALL OUR RESOURCES TO MUTUAL BENEFIT.

*. CHINA IS UNPREDICTABLE SO WE SHOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE

PRESENT FAVOURABLE POLITICAL CLIMATE TO INITIATE THE CONNECTION.

5. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, AND TO BE PRACTICAL, I THINK THAT AT THIS INITIAL STAGE WE SHOULD CONCENTRADE ON:

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OFFER OF A PROJECT TO PROVIDE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION TO AN RCA OF A DEPTH OF 20 25 MILES RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE BORDER

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