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TO PRIORITY DOI TELNO INDUS 103 OF 9 AUGUST 78

INFO PEKING

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PEKING TELNO, INDUS 23. AND 24 : COAL FROM CHINA?

HKK 164/1.

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Action Ten

No a 22

1. I SUGGEST THAT I OUGHT TO BRIEF SIDNEY GORDON ON SIR DEREK

EZRA'S REPORT AS KADOORIE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY TELEPHONE HIM,

UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION, I SHALL ARRANGE FOR BENJAMIN TO SEE GORDON AND STONES ON THE MORNING OF MONDAY AUGUST 14 TO GIVE

MORE DETAILED BACKGROUND TO CHINESE DECISION.

2. TODAY'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPERS BOTH QUOTE INFORMED SOURCES

IN PEKING THAT THE CHINESE HAVE ASKED BRITAIN TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP TWO COAL MINES AT TATUNG IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUPPLY OF COAL TO PROPOSED ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT IN HONG KONG.

MARCH

रह

FILES FED

ES & SD

ECON D TRED NEWS D

HK & GD

PS/MR. JUDD

TS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR A DUTY

MR STRATTON

MISS BROWN MR HAYES

[ADVANCED AS REQUESTED]

COPIES TO: MR. ROYCE

MR.KNIGHTON

DEP SEC

MR.OLDHAM

11C/AD

MR.WILKS

BOTB

DOT

MR. BROWNING

CREA

MR. TWYMAN

OPG

MR. LOVE

CRE

MR, CROFT

FEA

MR LIPPITT

DEP SEC

MR. PARROW MR. THORNTON

MR. COTTERILL MR. HENLEY

ECGD

SEP

COI

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