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Mr dhe Kanade Mr. Williamson

NO DISTRIBUTION

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 5†

10 SEP 981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

No

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REGISTRY Action Taken Mas

Kong

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED

Creda 213

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FM B T C HONG KONG 080513Z SEP 81

TO PRIORITY DOT

TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 213 OF 8 SEPTEMBER

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TREY

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FOR DURIE, PEP DIVISION

YOUR CREDA 172

20

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HOWES, DIRECTOR OF RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT, IS PRESENTLY IN THE UK WHERE HE IS NO DOUBT KEEPING IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH MET-CAM. WHILE I SEE NO IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ACTION WITH KCR OR MTR, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE ARE ARRANGING FOR SIR KEITH JOSEPH TO MEET NORMAN THOMPSON

AND ERIC BLACK OF MTR ON THE AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

IN PLACE OF THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH SANDBERG OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK WHO WILL BE OUT OF THE COLONY. WE THEREFORE OUGHT TO HAVE OUR POSITION CLARIFIED BY THE TIME OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG (SEPTEMBER 21-23).

2. YOUR PARA2. I SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE THE VIEW IN MY CREDA 203 P

OF 20 AUGUST NAMELY

(A) IF WE CAN FIX SOMETHING WHICH ENABLES THE KCR TO PLACE A

VARIATION ORDER, METCAM CAN EXPECT A CONTRACT:

(B) IF NOT THEY WILL GO TO INTERNATIONAL TENDER AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT RULE OUT OFFERS OF CREDIT IF IT APPEARED

TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

3. WE HAVE OUR FINGERS CROSSED.

MARCH