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(F) PERRY GOODMAN VISITED CLEVELAND BRIDGE ENGINEER (CBE) TO VIEW PROGRESS.
5. AS A RESULT OF THIS CONTINUING PRESSURE:
(A) STEELWORKS PRODUCTION AT CBE HAS FINALLY MEET TARGETS AND THE SCHEDULE FOR THE ANTI WHIP RESTRAINTS HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD. TRAFALGAR HOUSE CHAIRMAN
AND FLETCHER (DIRECTOR) PAID SEPARATE VISITS TO DARLINGTON FACTORY AS RESULT OF DTI PRESSURE AND THIS UNDOUBTEDLY CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE.
(B) THE GNPJVC PROJECT MANAGER, MR PETER SHUM, HAS TOLD US THAT HE IS CONTENT WITH THE EFFORT THAT GEC ARE PUTTING INTO THE STEELWORK PROBLEM. THIS WEEK HE HAS ALSO EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH PROGRESS AT CBE AS WELL. (C) THE RESULTS OF A REVIEW BY GNPJVC ON SUPERVISORY/ MANAGEMENT ROLE OF GEC OVER SUBCONTRACTORS WILL BE REPORTED TO DTI AT A MEETING IN PARIS.
6.
IN HIS LETTER TO GNPJVC CHAIRMAN, MR WANG, LORD YOUNG STATED THAT HE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO MEET HIM ON HIS FORTHCOMING TRIP AND SUGGESTED FRIDAY 24 JUNE. GEC ARE ARRANGING THE PROGRAMME FOR THE VISIT. WE WILL
ENSURE VIP TREATMENT OF THE PARTY.
7.
COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE, MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS AND BRIEFING HAVE BEEN EITHER TELEXED OR SENT
BY BAG.
8.
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE CHINESE AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD
BE AWARE OF THE EFFORT THAT DTI HAS PUT IN AND OF
THE USEFUL RESULTS THAT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC CRITICISM WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW NOW SO
THAT IT CAN BE DEALT WITH OR REFUTED. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, AS WE HAVE STRESSED TO GNPJVC, THAT THERE IS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF LIMITS AS TO WHAT WE CAN AND SHOULD DO. DOBBIE IN HIS LETTER OF 15 AUGUST 1986 STATED IN HIS FOURTH PARAGRAPH THAT OUR MONITORING ROLE WOULD NOT CUT ACROSS THE CONTRACTUAL RESPONSIBILITIESOF THE COMMERCIAL PARTIES (SEE OUR INDUS 50 TO HONG KONG ALSO SENT U/N TO
PEKING). UNLIKE CASTLE PEAK PROJECT IN HONG KONG HMG
HAS NO INSPECTION RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL
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