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YOUR TELNO 452: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT

1.

THANK YOU FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS IN TUR. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TIE MITSUI DOWN BUT I HAVE ARRANGED TO CALL ON KUMAGAI ON 1 AUGUST. FLETCHER (MANAGING DIRECTOR, TH) IS TO CALL ON US ON 30 JULY. WE PLAN TO SEE MITI THEN AT

THE END OF THE WEEK.

2.

UNCERTAINTLY OVER THE CHINESE ATTITUDE TO THE PROJECT IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR BEHIND THE RELUCTANCE OF JAPANESE COMPANIES TO DECLARE THEIR HANDS. WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE CHINESE POSITION RESULTING FROM MR MAUDE'S RECENT VISIT - BY

1 AUGUST IF POSSIBLE.

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GRATEFUL ALSO FOR A RESPONSE TO THE POINT RAISE IN HUMFREY'S TELELETTER OF 11 JULY TO ROGERS (PEP, DTI) ON WHAT WE SHOULD SAY TO OTHER INTERESTED BRITISH CONTRACTORS, AND MORE GENERALLY, GIVEN HMG'S ''FULL SUPPORT' FOR THE AJC CONSORTIUM (TUR PARAGRAPH 2) WHAT IS HMG'S POSITION ON

ANY COMPETING BRITISH INVOLVEMENT.

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