Major commercial projects in the Persian Gulf: Middle East contracts p.135

FCO 8/3855 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31
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CONFIDENT I AL
FM DUBAI 020835Z FEB 81
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 24 OF 2 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY ABU DHABI DOT ( FOR KEMMIS CRE5 )

FOR MIERS MED
YOUR CONFIDENT I AL AND PERSONAL LETTER OF 23 JANUARY TO BR ANTS
MIDDLE EAST CONTRACTS
1. WE AND ABU DHABI ENTIRELY AGREE WITH PARA 2 (B), IN WHICH
MR HURD IS ALREADY CLOSELY INVOLVED.
2. ON PARA 3, WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS IN THE NORTHERN
EMIRATES:

(A) 3 ADDITIONAL DESALINATION UNITS FOR THE DUBAI SMELTER ( VALUE

POUNDS STERLING 40 MILLION ).
(B) 320-BED SHARJAH HOSPITAL ( VALUE POUNDS STERLING 25 MILLION )
(C) NEW ARRIVALS TERMINAL AT DUBAI AIRPORT ( VALUE POUNDS STERLING

FURTHER DETAILS TO YOU AND CRE BY CONF I DENTAL BAG CLOSING
ON 9 FEBRUARY. ABU DHABI WILL REPLY SEPARATELY ON PROJECTS AT
THEIR END.

HASKELL

MINIMAL

COPIES TO:
MR KEMMIS CRE5/DOT

MED

TRED

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