GRS 410
IMMEDIATE
DESKBY 1108002
CYP CAT A
CAT
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING 110640Z AUG
CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 110800Z
HKK 164/1
RECEIVED IN REDO. 51 14 AUG 1978
DESA JERICIR INDEX
PO TRY
PA
Action Ten
No
TO IMMEDIATE DI TELNO INDUS 26 OF 11 AUG.
INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG DOT CREDA (FOR STONE), FCO; DO! (FOR HAVELOCK AND OLDHAM).
TO LIPPITT FROM BENJAMIN
210
YOUR INDUS 103 TO BTC HONG KONG AND INDUS 344
COAL FROM CHINA
1. AFTER PROTRACTED DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN COAL MINISTRY AND SIR DEREK EZRA AND BENJAMIN, SITUATION NOW CLARIFIED.
A. THE REQUEST TO NCB TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TWO NEW FIELDS AND THE PROVISIONS OF COAL TO HONG KONG AND
COUNTER TRADE FOR THE LATTER ARE ENTIRELY DISTINCT.
B. CONFUSION IN THEIR PRESENTATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE COMMON CONCEPT OF COUNTERTRADE, AND THE FACT THAT ULTIMATELY SOME 60 PERCENT OF THE OUTPUT FROM THE NEW
NCB MINES WOULD BE EARMARKED FOR EXPORT.
C. THE MINISTRY CONFIRMED THAT:
(1) SIR LAWRENCE'S PLAN IS UNCONNECTED AND INDEPENDENT OF THE NEW FIELD DEVELOPMENTS ANNOUNCED SEMI COLON
(1) THEY SEE THE PROPOSAL AS CONNECTED WITH THE PROVISION
OF ELECTRIFICATION IN TERMS OF HIS OWN SUBMISSION
SEMI COLON
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