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YOUR TELNO 1952: INTELSAT AND INMARSAT

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SUBJECT TO

WE HAVE CONSULTED INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS HERE. PARA 2 BELOW, WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE REVISED TEXTS OF THE SUB-GROUP PAPERS ENCLOSED WITH YING'S LETTER SGD 2/02/9 OF 20 JUNE TO WOOD HKD.

2. THE FOLLOWING UPDATED FACTUAL AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED:

(A) INTELSAT PAPER: PARA 7: THIRD LINE, AMEND DATE TO READ QUOTE MARCH 1989 UNQUOTE.

(B) INMARSAT PAPER: PARA 7: SECOND LINE, AMEND QUOTE 15.14 PER CENT UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE 15.91 PER CENT UNQUOTE.

THIRD LINE AMEND DATE TO READ QUOTE FEBRUARY 1989 UNQUOTE.

FOURTH LINE AMEND QUOTE 1.35 PER CENT UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE 1.43 PER CENT UNQUOTE.

FOURTH LINE AMEND QUOTE (USDOLLAR 4,630,000) UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE (USDOLLAR3,351,000) UNQUOTE

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WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE LINE TO TAKE IN PARA 3(B) OF TUR. YOUR ASSUMPTION IN PARA 5 OF TUR IS CORRECT.

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PARA 6 OF TUR: WE ARE FAXING TO IRELAND (GDB) THE TEXT OF A PAPER PREPARED BY DTI FOR ANSWERING A PQ ON 26 JULY 1984 ON THE SUBJECT. PARA 6B OF THE DOCUMENT COULD BE USED FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES.

5. PARA 8 OF TUR: DESPITE EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH, THE DTI HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A COUNCIL DECISION TO APPROVE

THE COMMISSIONING PROCEDURES.

6. WE AGREE THAT THE PAPERS ARE NOW READY FOR HANDING TO THE CHINESE AS SOON AS NORMAL JLG BUSINESS RESUMES.

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