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RECEIVEL

TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 198 OF 15 NOVEMBER INFO IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY (FOR P CAREY)

FOR BULLOCK FROM LIPPITT. EHV TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.

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MY INDUS 196 ON THIS SUBJECT. WE HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM FURTHER

S THAT CL P

INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CLP. THE RESULT I

OUT TO TENDER ON ONLY ONE, REPEAT ONE, SUB-STATION AT THIS STAGE. FOR THAT SUB-STATION THEY AND WE WILL EXPECT 25 PERCENT UK CONTENT LARGELY IN THE ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. THIS WILL LEAVE THE UK MANUFACTURERS IN THE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO ENTER INTO A NEGOTIATED, REPEAT NEGOTIATED, TENDER WITH CLP FOR THE REMAINING

FOUR SUB-STATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE FIRST SUB-STATION REQUIRED REPRESENTS RATHER MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SWITCHES

NEVERTHELESS THE REMAINING STATIONS COULD FORM A GOOD ORDER FOR THE UK IF OUR MANUFACTURERS CAN PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION OVER

THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS TO TENDER COMPETITIVELY. IT IS

A MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN I EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE LATE LAST WEEK. THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CLP BOARD ON FRIDAY SO I WOULD SAY NOTHING TO THE SWITCHGEAR MANUFACT-

URERS UNTIL I RETURN.

2. DISCUSSIONS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE ARE GOING REASONABLY WELL BUT THERE COULD BE HITCHES BEFORE I LEAVE ON

FRIDAY. I REMAIN HOWEVER REASONABLY CONFIDENT OF THE OUTCOME.

3. PLEASE COPY TO CLARK, FINCH AND KESTEN, (EPT), WASILEWSKI (11C)

AND TO DIRECTORS NWRO AND NRO.

[NOT FASSED BY C.O.D.)

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