TNAG-2978-FCO40-1470-Trade-relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1982 — Page 96

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TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 277 OF 17 DECEMBER

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FOR ADAMS FROM LONG (V DIVISION)

YOUR INDUS 193 OF 12 NOVEMBER AND 207 OF 2 DECEMBER

1. APOLOGIES FOR DELAY IN REPLYING BUT WE JUDGED IT BETTER FOR

AUSTIN ROVER'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO BE DIRECTLY TO MD MOTORS

RATHER THAN VIA TWO INTERMEDIARIES.

2. AR HAVE NOW GIVEN US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE POINTS

YOU RAISED:

(A) TYRES. THERE IS NO REASON WHY AVON TYRES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN

FITTED, AND THEY WILL BE IN FUTURE. 185 SECTION TYRES ARE NOT

REPEAT NOT AVAILABLE: THE CHOICE IS BETWEEN 175 AND 195. MD

HAVE NOW SETTLED FOR 195.

(B) TWIN REAR RADIO SPEAKERS. AR ADMIT THAT THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN

FITTED: THEY WILL BE IN FUTURE.

(C) SHIPMENT. AR DID NOT INITIALLY USE CONTAINERS, BUT HAVE NOW

AGREED TO USE CAL WHEREVER POSSIBLE.

(D) DIESEL ROVERS WERE NOT INITIALLY AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT. ALTHOUGH

THIS HAS NOW CHANGED, AR HAVE POINTED OUT TO MD THAT THE

STANDARD DIESEL MODEL IS NOT REPEAT NOT FITTED WITH AIR

CONDITIONING.

3. I UNDERSTAND THAT AR HAVE DISCUSSED ALL THESE POINTS WITH MD

AND THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.

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