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FOR YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION AND FURTHER TO PARA 4 OF MY INDUS 225 YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT DEWE MATTHEWS HAS COMPLAINED BITTERLY TO BENJAMIN ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH GEMMILL HAS RAISED THE QUESTION OF SECURITY AND DEWE MATTHEWS APPROACH TO KADOORIE WITH BISCHOFF. HE FEELS THAT GEMMILL HAS EXCITED BISCHOFF TO THE EXTENT THAT KADOOR IE WILL BE ALERTED AND ON THE DEFENSIVE.

2. IT SEEMS THAT WHILE I WAS IN HONG KONG DEWE MATTHEWS HAD AGREED THIS LOW KEY APPROACH WITH BENJAMIN IN THE HOPE OF GETTING KADOOR IE'S REACTION IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN OUR HAND IN OUR DEALINGS WITH ECG D. I ACCEPT THAT THE SITUATION IS DIFFICULT BUT CAN YOU PERHAPS GET GEMMILL TO ADOPT A LOW KEY APPROACH TO BISCHOFF WHILE CONTINUING TO GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF HIS DETAILED ADVICE.

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3. IT HAD BEEN BENJAMIN'S INTENTION TO SPEAK TO ROBERTS AND HAVE HIM SPEAK TO GEMMILL ON BANKERS' NET TO GET HIM TO ADOPT A LOWER-KEY APPROACH BUT ROBERTS IS AWAY TODAY. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN GEMMILL'S TELEX TO ROBERTS (NO DATE OR REFERENCE ON OUR COPY) THE UPSHOT OF WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSSING VIEWS. AN UNHELPFUL SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE SEEMS TO ME TO BE NO ALTERNATIVE NOW BUT TO ALLOW MATTHEWS TO PROCEED TO HK AND FOR HIM TO SEE