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INDER

REG. TAY Action T

Mr Thompson

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09 HONG KONG

GR 80

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 160100Z

FM DTI 151505Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 295 OF 15 NOVEMBER

FOR MARCH FROM CLARK

1. INDUS 195 REFERS.

or ? PRESERVED)

2. CHINESE INTENTIONS STILL BEING PROBED. THEY HAVE JUST NOW ASKED

FOR IMMEDIATE TENDERS FOR A 2 X 350 MW AND 2 X 660 MW UNIT STATION

AND COMPANIES ARE WORKING ON THIS.

3. WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUT TO THE CHINESE THAT IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE FOR THEM TO AGREE TO A POWER STATION ORDERING PROGRAMME FOR PERIOD 1980 - 84 SO THAT UK CAPACITY CAN BE RESERVED FOR THEM. BEI INVOLVE-

MENT AS CONSULTANTS FOR TOTAL PROJECTS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION ALSO

PROPOSED.

4. NO FURTHER NEWS OF POWER MISSION VISIT TO CHINA BUT THIS IS

BEING PURSUED WITH WANG CHEN MISSION.

5. PTM2 WILL REPLY SEPARATELY ABOUT RAW MATERIALS AND METALS.

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