THAT THE PROJECT IN HIGH C&C 15 TITENDOTECTE に
THAT IS NOT THE OBJECT OF THE EXERCISE AND WE DEPLORE THE 'PURITY'' OF CONSULTANTS WHEY IT ADVERSELY AFFECTS UK COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.. MARCH IN HONG KONG HAS A RECENT TRANSMARK EXAMPLE OF THIS.
6. AT THE BACK OF GEC'S MIND (AND OURS) IS THE FEAR THAT BR MAY STILL HANKER AFTER SETTING UP BRIL. BRITISH RAIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WAS PROPOSED A FEW YEARS BACK BY BR BUT KILLED OFF IN EMBRYO BY D.TRADE AND D. TRANSPORT. THE LATTER DID NOT LIKE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF SETTING UP A PUBLIC SECTOR BODY TO TAKE THE LEAD IN CONSORTIA AND D.TRADE (ADVISED BY THE OVERSEAS PROJECTS ADVISORY PANEL AS THE OP BOARD THEN WAS) TOOK THE VIEW THAT ER DID NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO TAKE ON PROJECT LEADERSHIP, COULD ONLY ACQUIRE IT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND WOULD THERE- FORE DAMAGE THE FIRMS ALREADY IN THE BUSINESS. WE WOULD PREFER, SAY, GEC TO LEAD.
7. IT IS WITH THIS BACKGROUND IN MIND THAT WE SUGGESTED AN OFFICIAL PRESENCE. EVEN WITH CAREFUL BRIEFING OF BARTLETT IN LONDON WE WOULD STILL BE RATHER UNEASY. BARTLETT DOES NOT, IN FACT, ANTICIPATE THAT THESE WOULD BE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS. HE SEES HIS VISIT AS AN EXPLORATORY VISIT ABOUT THE BASIS OF THE STUDY AND IN PARTICULAR TO DECIDE WHETHER TO DEAL WITH PAYMENT EARLY ON OR COVER IT LATER. HE WOULD NOT REPEAT NOT WELCOME A GEC PRESENCE (NOR WOULD WE, SO ALL ARE AGREED ON THIS) BUT WOULD A GOVERNMENT MAN. GEC WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE SOMEONE FROM GOVERNMENT TO PARTICIPATE (IF ONLY TO REPRESENT THE ''PAYMASTERS'').
IF OFFICIAL COULD BE SPARED FROM LONDON WE TAKE IT YOU WOULD NOT OBJECT (A PEKING VISIT WOULD BE LINKED WITH VISIT TO HONG KONG AND OTHER POSTS WITH MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE OFFING).
8. AS TO TACTICS, WE WILL BE GUIDED BY YOUR ADVICE. YOUR ASSUMPTION (PARA 3) ABOUT A CONTRIBUTION EVEN IF THERE WERE TO BE NO CHINESE
COMMITMENT TO A HARDWARE PACKAGE IS PROBABLY CORRECT. OPG'S
DIFFICULTY IS THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH FEELING OUR WAY OVER FEASIBILITY
FUND ASSISTANCE AND THERE ARE LIMITS TO HOW FLEXIBLE WE CAN BE AND
HOW FAR WE CAN ASSIST WITHOUT A FIRM CONTRACT IN SIGHT. OUR
EXPEREICNE OF THE OLD FEASIBILITY FUND WAS NOT VERY ENCOURAGING:
WE DID NOT GEAT A SENSIBLE RETURN FOR OUR ASSISTANCE. BUT WE MUST
OBVIOUSLY PROVIDE SOME SORT OF SPECIAL MARKETING ASSISTANCE FOR
OUR FIRMS SEEKING OPPORTUNIES IN CHINA.
DTI
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