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O HONG KONG DESKBY 140100Z
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FMM DEPT OF INDUSTRY 13195OZ NOV 78
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TO IMMEDIATE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 293 OF 13 NOVEMBER
FOR THORNTON FROM KESTEN
YOUR INDUS 194 REFERS.
SWITCHGEAR
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1. I GAVE DETAILED BACKGROUND BRIEF TO BULLOCK'S OFFICE, PENTREATH (INF) SECRETARY'S OFFICE, CLARK AND PS MR WILLIAMS ON FRIDAY AFTER GIVING THEM BACKGROUND BY PHONE IN CASE OF ENQUIRIES BY PRESS OR UNIONS IN THE LIGHT OF PARA 15 OF LIPPITT'S TELEX 191 TO BULLOCK WILLIAM'S OFFICE IS HOLDING BACK BRIEF FROM HIM, BUT THEY HAD TOLD HIM OUTLINE OF POSITION ON FRIDAY, AGAIN BY TELEPHONE. COAL AND ASH-HANDLING PLANT
2. GEC (CRONIN FOR DAVIDSON) DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. GEC MECHANICAL HANDLING IN WILTSHIRE WOULD BE INTERESTED BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ONTO THEM IN CASE YOUR REFERENCE WAS AN ERROR. I WAS NOT AWARE PREVIOUSLY OF ANY GEC INVOLVEMENT. PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER GEC ARE IN THIS.
3. BABCOCKS (GRAY) ARE PREPARING A BID AT TOP SPEED.
4. NEI (INTERNATIONAL COMBUSTION ANDERSON) HAVE DISCUSSED POSSIBIL- ITY OF A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT WITH CHEN IN HK. THEY AGREED TO SUBMIT BUDGETARY PROPOSAL FOLLOWING WHICH HKE HAVE SENT TWO MEN TO SEE THEM (QUERY SAME TWO WHO ATTENDED CEGB'S CONFERENCE ON ASH AS BUILDING MATERIALS ON 21/22 OCTOBER) AND A TEAM OF FOUR ARRIVES LAST WEEK THIS MONTH. ANDERSON SAID HE HOPES WE CAN PREPARE A GOOD FINANCIAL PACKAGE TO GO WITH THEIR PROPOSALS. I ASSURED HIM WE'D TRY. THAILAND
NEITUED DAVIDSON NOR CRONIJ REMEMBERS HAVING AGREED TO
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