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OD BTC HONG KONG

GR 200

CONFIDENTIAL

FM DOT 231911Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

Lee 43

TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 192 OF 23 NOVEMBER.

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YOUR CREDA 345: KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

FOLLOWING FROM ROYCE.

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HRK 178/2

RECEIVED IN RES Y NO. 51 2 7 NOV 1978

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1. WE NOW HAVE MINISTERS' AUTHORITY TO PROCEED AS SUGGESTED IN CREDA

HAVE TELEGRAM 191. SECRETARY (TRADE) HAS A LETTER FROM GARDINER, CHAIRMAN OF LAIRDS, DATED 23 NOVEMBER WHICH SAYS INTER ALIA QUOTE I CAN CONFIRM THAT MR SANSOME HAS WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER IN HONG KONG GIVING THE ASSURANCE THAT THE PUR-

CHASE PRICE OF THE ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNIT SPECIFIED IN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONTRACT NO. 689/78, PACKAGE 5, WILL NOT EXCEED POUNDS STERLING 44.4 MILLION PLUS THE ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING. I SHOULD ADD THAT IN THIS ACTION MR SANSOME HAS THE FULL BACKING OF THE LAIRD GROUP UNQUOTE. AS YOU KNOW, IT IS METRO CAM WHO MUST GIVE ANY DIRECT ASSURANCE ON PRICE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. WHETHER, AS SUGGEST- ED IN CREDA 191, THEY USE YOU AS A CHANNEL FOR CONVEYING THE ASSURANCE OR WHETHER THE ASSURANCE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE HONG KONG

AUTHORITIES IN RESPONSE TO THE LETTER MENTIONED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR CREDA 344, IS FOR YOU TO WORK OUT LOCALLY.

2. PLEASE NOW GO AHEAD WITH THE PROPOSED LETTER TAKING ACCOUNT OF POINTS MADE IN MY PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH.

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