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TELEGRAM NUMBER OTTER 4 OF 11 AUGUST

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO HAVE A MEETING WITH PROPOSED UK CONSORTIUM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS ALL INFORMATION FROM POST AND THAT FOLLOWING RECENT VISITS TO HONG KONG OF MANZIE, CAINES, SPROAT AND LIPPITT SUGGEST A UK NEGOTIATIED CONTRACT UNLIKLEY AND THAT PRESSURE UNWISE WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL YOUR ADVISE ON HOW WE MIGHT PROCEED. SPECIFICALLY YOUR VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING ARE SOUGHT:-

1. SHOULD THE UK NEGOTIATED CONTRACT APPROACH BE ABANDONED COMPLETELY?

2. IF SO AND IT IS ACCEPTED THAT UK GROUPS WILL TENDER FOR A SERIES OF CONTRACTS, WOULD THERE BE ANY MERIT IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE A JOINT PRESENTATION AT SOME STAGE?

THE MEMO FROM MR CAINES TO THE GOVERNOR ON THE ADVANTAGES OF NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION, BUT WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT IT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER THE CURRENT VIEW ON UK NEGOTIATED CONTRACT.

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