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Classication

CONFIDENTIAL

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IMMEDIATE

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E TO TOKYO

TEL:O

OF 270915Z JUNE 90

E AND TO INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG

FIELD

SONAL FOR

FROM ADAMS, HEAD OF PEP

HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: YOUR TELHO OTTERS 394 AND 417 AND MY OTLER 331

E WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POSITION OF THE ANGLO/JAPANESE

CONSORTIUM, AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW RENEW CONTACT WITH KUMAGAI OF MITSUI. THOUGH THERE ARE NO

E DOUST DANGERS IN APPEARING REPEATEDLY AS DEMANDEUR, WE BELIEVE THE ANGLO/JAPANESE CONSORTIUM REMAINS THE BEST AVENUE FOR SUCCESS IN WINNING A MAJOR PART OF THE KEY

FIXED LINK CONTRACT FOR THE UK. WE THINK THAT A FURTHER

APPROACH TO KUMAGAI SHOULD BEST BE SEEN AS A PRELUDE

ETO SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH MITI AND/OR MFA, BUT

- SUGGEST THAT YOU DEFER ANY LATTER APPROACH UNTIL WE

IS

S CAN REVIEW THE OUTCOME OF RENEWED CONTACT WITH KUMAGAI.

Sir Jikhead's

IOWE RECOGNISE YOUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TALKING ITTO MINISTRIES AT THIS STAGE YOUR OTTER 394), AND WOULD

BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FURTHER ADVICE ON THIS IN THE LIGHT

OF YOUR DISCCUSIONS WITH KUMAGAI.

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