AT THE MEETING MR LIPPITT REFERRED TO SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE'S OPINION, AS EXPRESSED AT THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK, THAT A CLP-HKE LINK WOULD MEAN AN END TO NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR UK COMPANIES. HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR CONSIDERED VIEW ON THIS BEFORE HE GOES ON HOLIDAY AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. (HE RETURNS 11 SEPTEMBER).
SF 6 REPORTE
FURTHER TO YOUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MR HAVELOCK TODAY, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE WAY FORWARD AGREED WITH KENNEDY AND DONKIN TODAY ON THE REWRITING OF THEIR REPORT ON SWITCHGEAR IS IN LINE WITH THE STRATEGY YOU HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING.
GAS TURBINE CONTRACT:
DR RIZK IS TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TODAY (9 AUGUST). HE WILL CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS HE CAN. MR HAVELOCK HAS CONTACTED GEC AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO LET YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE WHEN ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ARE GOING TO HONG KONG ON ANY OF THE CLP PROJECTS.
MR HAVELOCK HAS JUST SPOKEN TO KEN KNIGHT. HE APOLOGIZES FOR HAVING FAILED TO CONTACT YOU DURING HIS RECENT VISIT AND IS WRITING TO YOU ON THIS. ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CLP GOING TO INTERNATIONAL TENDER ON UNITS 3 AND 4 KNIGHT LEARNED OF THIS ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS FROM DEAN BARRETT.
TRANSMISSION PACKAGE PRESENTATION:
A SERIES OF MEETINGS ARE TO BE HELD THIS WEEK TO FINALIZE HOW WE WILL PRESENT THE BID TO CLP. IF WE ARE TO INCLUDE A DETAILED OFFER OF CEGB SERVICES IN THE PACKAGE WE NEED TO KNOW URGENTLY WHAT CLP/KETCO'S REQUIREMENTS ARE SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT A PACKAGE WHICH IS ATTRACTIVE TO THE CUSTOMER BUT WITHIN THE MINISTERIALLY AGREED FINANCIAL LIMITS. ANY FURTHER PRESSURE YOU CAN BRING TO BEAR ON STONES TO FULFILL THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN TO MR HAVELOCK TO LET US HAVE FULL DETAILS ON THIS WILL BE MOST WELCOME.
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