TNAG-1061-FCO40-1311-The-Kowloon-Canton-Railway-1981 — Page 17

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SEDMAN ECGD BENJAMIN PEP EDGAR FCO-

Text: (to be typed with double spacing)/ FROM DURIE PEP TO MARCH

YOUR CREDA 146 KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

You will appreciate that in the light of the totality of support now being given to Metcam over its Hong Kong business we would find it most difficult if what was a cash contract were to now turn into a kredit one. There is thus no guarantee that we would be able to respond positively to such a request were it to be made and, given the problems that any such request would cause, we would hope that the subject can be avoided if at all possible.

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