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TELNO. INDUS 231 OF 12 DECEMBER.

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1. FOLLOWING ARE TEXTS OF LETTERS DATED 12 DECEMBER ADDRESSED TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND TO LIPPITT, DEPUTY SECRETARY BY SIR

LAWRENCE KADOORIE:-

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DEAR PRIME MINISTER,

I HAVE DELAYED ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR LETTER OF 27TH OCTOBER 1978, UNTIL THIS MOMENT SO THAT I COULD GIVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS THAT I HAVE, TODAY, SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO BALFOUR BEATTY FOR A 400KV LINE WITH ASSOCIATED SUB-STATIONS AND EQUIPMENT WORTH

APPROXIMATELY £100 MILLION.

THIS IS THE SECOND, LARGE CONTRACT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AWARD TO BRITISH SUPPLIERS AND AGAIN BEARS WITNESS TO YOUR FORESIGHT

AND ASSISTANCE FOR WHICH, ONCE MORE, MAY I SAY 'THANK YOU'.

WITH SEASON'S GREETINGS AND VERY BEST WISHES SEMI-COLON I HOPE WE MAY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOU IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD

BEFORE TOO LONG.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

LAWRENCE KADOORIE.