TNAG-0768-FCO40-972-Supplies-of-electrical-power-for-Hong-Kong-Castle-Peak-power-1978 — Page 36

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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TELNO INDUS 226 OF 3 OCTOBER

FOR THORNTON FROM HAVELOCK

POWER STATION

**YOUR INDUS 138 REFERS

I AGREE YOU HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO GIVE CLP THE INFORMATION THEY REQUIRED ON THE COST OF ADDITIONAL SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT. I HOPE THAT DETAILS CAN BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AND THAT YOU WILL IMPRESS CH CLP THAT THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN A SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION DESPITE ANY DIFFICULTY IT MIGHT CAUSE TO DO. YOU COULD ALSO SAY (IF BALDWIN THINKS IT TRUE) THAT THE COSTS OF THE POWER STATION

SWITCHGEAR SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMED TO BE INDICATIVE OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SWITCHGEAR PRICES.

SIMULATOR

2. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HERNEW'S MONTHLY REPORT ON POWER STATION WK FOR SEPTEMBER CONTAINED IN INDUS 139. KESTEN HAS RAISED PARA 4.5 VITH BROWN OF GEC. BROWN HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE US WITH A

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PEARSON WITH TEXT IN CASE PEARSON WANTS TO CLARIFY WITH HERNEN DIRECT.