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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TEL NO INDUS 225 OF 3 OCTOBER.
FOR THORNTON FROM HAVELOCK
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
NK PARA 7 OF YOUR INDUS 136 REFERS.
1. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE CERTAIN SINCE NOT ALL PARTICIPANTS
HAVE YET RETURNED TO THE UK BUT PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH
ODELL SUGGEST THAT TEAM OF 17 WILL BE NECESSARY FOR COMMERCIAL (PRE-LIPPITT) VISIT. ODELL HOPES TO ARRANGE HOTELS FOR BB/BICC
CONTINGENT BUT HE MAY NEED OUR HELP.
2. SUGGEST YOU MAKE FIRM RESERVATIONS FOR HAVELOCK AND THORNTON
ARRIVING PM 17 OCTOBER FOR DISCUSSIONS FROM 19 OCTOBER AND
STAYING TO PM 26 OCTOBER. WE WILL BOOK BA 21 EX LHR ON MONDAY
16 OCTOBER. PLEASE CONFIRM IF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE SATISFACTORY.
UNITS 3 AND 4
3. ON MY RETURN I WAS DISTRUBED TO DISCOVER THAT SCHRODERS HAVE
WRITTEN TO BARRETT ABOUT SECURITY. A COPY OF THIS LETTER IS IN
THE BAG TO YOU BUT ROBERTS AT LAZARDS IS SENDING GEMMILL A BANKER'S
SUMMARY. THIS LETTER AND THE PROPOSAL THEREIN THAT SCHRODERS AND ECGD SHOULD COME OUT THERE MIGHT, I BELIEVE, IRRITATE KADOOR IE, HOWEVER BENJAMIN AND I MET WITH DEWE MATTHEWS TODAY AND HE ASSURED
US THAT HIS COVERING LETTER TO SIR LAWRENCE MADE IT CLEAR THAT
HIS LETTER TO BARRETT REPRESENTED ECGD'S FORMAL POSITION FROM
WHICH THEY WOULD NEED TO BE PUSHED BACK A STEP AT A TIME. ROBERTS
WAS PRESENT AND WILL TELEX GEMMILL IN DETAIL, WE WILL COPY MINUTES
TO MARCH AND GEMMILL BUT RECOMMEND GEMMILL SEES DEWE MATTHEWS ASAP
AFTER HIS ARRIVAL ON 9 OCTOBER.
4. FOR GEMMILL'S PRIVATE INFORMATION IT IS CLEAR THAT BISCHOFF
AND DEWE MATTEWS HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AND THAT THE LATTER
IS SOMEWHAT MIFFED AT THE ADVICE THE FORMER HAS GIVEN TO CLP.
5. WE ARE ALL (INCLUDING DEWE MATTHEWS) AGREED THAT IF IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE WE SHOULD PREVENT ECGD FROM GOING OUT TO NEGOTIATE WITH CLP. IF THIS CANNOT BE AVOIDED IT SHOULD BE ONLY AS PART OF LIPPITT VISIT.
PROGRESS MEETING
6. YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT LIPPITT WILL CHAIR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AT 10.15 ON 12 OCTOBER AT WHICH, IF HE WILL BE IN UK, WE WOULD WANT GEMMILL PRESENT. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK WITH HIM?
TELEGRAMS
7. YOUR PRIORITY INDUS 137/8 ARRIVED AT 18.00 HOURS OUR TIME ON
2 OCTOBER TOO LATE FOR US TO CONSIDER THAT DAY. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT ANYTHING ON WHICH YOU WANT A SAME DAY REPLY IS SENT DESK BY IMMEDIATE. FCO ADVISE THIS SHOULD HALVE DELIVERY PERIOD. MARCH MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THIS (EXCLAM- ATION).
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