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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TELNO INDUS 184 OF 31/8
FOR MARCH FROM THORNTON, EPT 1
YOUR INDUS 115: TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
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1. CEGB EVALUATION TEAM CONSISTS OF R.E.(RON) SWAN, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AND A.D.R. (DON) BREALEY, FIRST ENGINEER, FROM CEGB TRANSMISSION DIVISION, GUILDFORD. THEY HAVE TELEXED SHINE
DIRECTLY, EXPLAINING CEGB VIEW THAT HAVING BEEN MORE CLOSELY INVOLVED IN PREPARATION OF THE BID THEY ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR WORK ON ITS ASSESSMENT THAN OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING NEGOTIATIONS ETC IN HONG KONG. TELEGRAM SAYS THEY WILL FLY ON MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER, ARRIVING 5TH (NOT QUITE AS I HAD BEEN ADVISED)
2. CEGB HAVE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM O MEEKS FOR ASSESSMENT (OF SIR SIDNEY GORDON'S 'AT LEAST 6'). SHINE'S TELEGRAM TO CEGB HAD ESTIMATED MINIMUM FIVE TWO PREPARING QUESTIONS, TWO OBTAINING AND ASSESSING ANSWERS, AND ONE OF MEETINGS WITH BALFOUR BEATTY AND MAIN SUB-CONTRACTORS (WHICH LAST PRESUMABLY EQUATES TO UK TECHNICAL TEAM'S VISIT). SO EVEN 23 SEPTEMBER SEEMS FAIRLY EARLY FOR SENSIBLE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS. THE PROBLEM ABOUT COMING EARLIER STILL IS THAT NEITHER ODELL NOR HOLLAND COULD BE THERE FOR BALFOURS: HAVELOCK BELIEVES ONE SHOULD BE, IN ADDITION TO VALENTINE. WE SHALL DISCUSS FURTHER HERE ON HAVELOCK'S RETURN ON 4 SEPTEMBER, AND ON HEARING BROOKS' CONSIDERED REACTION.
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3. I SAW SWAN TODAY, WITH VALENTINE AND YATES (SWAN'S BOSS AT CEGB). I URGED SWAN TO MAKE HIS MARK WITH YOU ON ARRIVAL AND KEEP YOU CLOSELY IN TOUCH WITH PROGRESS. I ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CLARIFY AND STRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF CEGB'S ROLE IN ADVISING CLP ON THE BID: THEY WERE ADVISING ON TECHNICAL MATTERS ONLY, AND NOT FINANCIAL QUESTIONS (WHERE THEY WERE INEVITABLY PRIVY TO INFORMATION WHICH COULD PREJUDICE THE UK'S POSITION AND TO WHICH CLP'S ADVISERS ON FINANCE, ELECTROWATT, WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS). THERE WAS FULL AGREEMENT AND I SUGGESTED THAT SWAN MIGHT LET YOU KNOW IF HE FELT UNDER UNREASONABLE PRESSURE ON
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