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TO DESKBY 130030Z HONG KONG

TELNO 1022

OF 121915Z MAY 39

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, HANOI

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MDHOAN 1117

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TELECONS PAUL/LEEKS AND LEEKS/MARSDEN AND YOUR TELNOS 966 AND

1006: TENTS

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1. THE ODA HAVE IDENTIFIED A LOCAL SOURCE OF SUITABLE TENTS. THEIR UK SUPPLIERS, J AND S FRANKLIN, HAVE CONFIRMED THAT 100 TENTS MEETING YOUR SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY IN HONG KONG THROUGH THEIR AGENTS DIMERCO AIR FORWARDERS. BUT THE POLES AND INNER LININGS FOR THESE TENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG AND MUST BE SHIPPED TO YOU FROM THE UK, IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION, THE ODA HAVE INSTRUCTED FRANKLIN TO WORK THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY SHIPMENTS. POLES (WEIGHT 13 TONNES) WILL BE ON CATHAY PACIFIC'S FREIGHT FLIGHT CX008 LEAVING LONDON AT 0655 HOURS ON 15 MAY, ARRIVING HONG KONG AT 0820 ON 16 MAY THE INNER SKINS (WEIGHT 5 TONNES) ARE BOOKED ON CATHAY PACIFIC'S PASSENGER FLIGHT CX250 LEAVING LONDON AT 1800 HOURS ON 16 MAY, ARRIVING HONG KONG AT 1430 HOURS ON 17 MAY THE AIRWAY BILL NUMBERS ARE AWB 160-52142985 AND AWB 160-52142996.

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2. THE CONSIGNEES WILL BE DIMERCO AIR FORWARDERS, ROOM 404/5, AHAFA CARGO CENTRE, 12 KAI SHUN ROAD, KOWLOON BAY. TEL NO 03-7963671, FAX NO. 03-7963656, TELEX 54157 DIMCO HX. CONTACTS ARE DAVID CHEUNG, ROY CHEN OR DENNIS TSE. WE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY.

3. THESE 100 TENTS, WHICH WOULD ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE, SHOULD MEET THE IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 966. YOU COULD ORDER FURTHER SUPPLIES THROUGH DIMARCO AS NECESSARY.

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THE COST OF THE TENTS IS PDS STG 1,275 EACH (INCLUDING POLES). THE INNER LININGS COST POUNDS STERLING 225 EACH. THE COST OF

AIRFREIGHTING THEM TO HONG KONG IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT POUNDS STERLING 10,000.

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THE ODA HAVE MADE CLEAR THAT, GIVEN THAT THE TENTS ARE AFTER ALL AVAILABLE LOCALLY THEY WOULD NOT EXPECT TO MEET THE COSTS OF

LOCAL PURCHASE OR THE PURCHASE AND FREIGHT OF THE ACCESSORIES.

THE RECENT ALLOCATION OF POUNDS STERLING 6 MILLION

FOR PILLAR POINT HAS FULLY COMMITTED THEIR

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