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WIEN I HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN THE GOVERNOR HE HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL OPPOSITION TO
SV NECLEAR POWER IN HONG KONG. HEW NOW WISHED TO CORRECT HIMSEL" "RY GIVNG THE OPINION THAT HE WAS NOW CONFIDENT THAT OPPOSITION LD ARISE, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE SERIOUS PROVIDED BOTH YOU AND HE TOOK THE SIMPLE LINE YOU HAVE BOTH DECIDED UPON.
WHEN I EXPLAINED THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATIONS TO THE SAFETY OF THE REACTOR I SAID THAT IN MY OPINION IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR CLP TO HAVE
A PLACE AT QUOTE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROJECT UNQUOTE. I
EXPLAINED THE MOST NATURAL WAY FOR THAT TO OCCUR WOULD BE FOR CLP TO
HOLD EQUITY BUT THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF SEEKING THE SAME RESULT. THE GOVERNOR SYMPATHISES WITH YOUR VIEWS ON EQUITY BUT FEELS VERY STRNGLY THAT HONG KONG OUGHT TO HAVE SOME PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT, PERHAPS IN THE ROLE OF A MAJOR CUSTOMER. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD REFLECT ON THE MATTER
AND THEN HAVE A WORD WITH YOU ON THIS SUBJECT.
CONCERNING LOANS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE RAISED BY THE PROJECT, THE GOVERNOR SAW GREAT ADVANTAGE TO THIS BEING REPAID OVER AS LONG A PERIOD AS POSSIBLE, AND I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WILL WANT TO
DISCUSS THIS WITH BOTH YOU AND MR BISHOFF.
I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE VISIT OF WESTINGHOUSE TO CANTON, AND HE SEEMED VERY DISTURBED AT THE INVOLVEMENT OF JARDINES. HE SEEMED VERY
ANXIOUS THAT THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE SHOULD BE KEPT SIMPLE
AND SHOULD INVOLVE ONLY YOURSELF.
YOURS SINCERELY
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