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TENDER. BB AND BRITISH ELECTRICITY INTERNATIONAL, REPRESENTING THE UK ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY, SUBSEQUENTLY WORKED OUT PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES TO ATTRACT CLP TO

A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT. HMG AGREED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE.

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CLP SUBSEQUENTLY DISMISSED THIS APPROACH ON THE GROUNDS THAT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING WOULD OFFER CONSIDERABLE

FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES. BB ACCEPT THAT THEY NOW HAVE TO REGARD

THIS PROJECT AS OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL BIDDING. THEY ARE

CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF OPTIONS INCLUDING COLLABORATION WITH

THE JAPANESE AND AN APPROACH TO THE BELGIAN INDUSTRY.

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YOU MAY BE AWARE OF PAST LINKS BETWEEN CLP AND BELGATOME,

WHO WILL BE PROVIDING POWER ENGINEERS FOR THE NUCLEAR STATION. MR W STONES, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CLP, VISITED BELGATOME IN JUNE 1986 WITH BENJAMIN, HEAD, PEP, DTI.

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WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED IN CONFIDENCE BY STANDARD CHARTERED

THAT BELGIAN CONTRACTORS ARE HOPEFUL OF OBTAINING INDUSTRIAL

SUBSIDIES WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL FINANCE

TERMS TO THE CLIENT. THE BELGIAN COMPANY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS

IS PAUWELS INTERNATIONAL, WHO WE UNDERSTAND ARE TRANSFORMER SUPPLIERS. HOWEVER IN THE FIRST INSTANCE BB WILL BE TALKING

WITH TRACTOBEL, WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE STONES VISIT IN JUNE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE A SUBSIDIARY OF SOCIETE GENERAL,

AND ALSO LINKED TO A FRENCH COMPANY TRACTIONNEL.

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GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENT YOU MAY HAVE ON THE PROPOSED

INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDY AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE BELGIAN TRANSMISSION

AND DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY.

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