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INDICATIONS THAT THEY ARE WELL-PLACED FOR THE TURBINES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ORDER BUT THAT THEY ARE LESS WELL REGARDED FOR THE SUPPLY OF THE BOILERS. THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE LATTER BUT ALSO TO INDICATE WHETHER THEY COULD WORK WITH CE BOILERS. GORDON WU HAS SINCE TOLD ME (IN THE CONTEXT OF SOME VERY FLATTERING REMARKS ABOUT OUR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF BRITISH COMPANIES AS WELL AS OUR SUPPORT FOR HIS PROJECTS) THAT HE WILL ENSURE THAT GEC ALSTHOM GET THIS ORDER FOR THE TURBINES ETC, BUT THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PLACE THE BOILER ORDER ELSEWHERE. I

HAVE PASSED THIS ON TO ABRAHAMS.

THIS PROJECT, LIKE SHAJAIO B WILL BE LARGELY FUNDED BY GORDON WU AND HOPEWELL. THERE MAY THEREFORE, BE DIFFICULTIES ABOUT THE PROVISION OF A GUARANTEE ACCEPTABLE TO ECGD. GEC ALSTHOM AND WE HERE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET INTO THIS LEAD POSITION, A SITUATION WHICH WILL CERTAINLY HAVE SURPRISED ABB WHO HAVE SUPPLIED THE PLANT FOR HOPEWELL'S PREVIOUS POWER STATION

PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE SHAJAIO B STATION. I HOPE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ECGD SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED,

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