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DRAFT TELEGRAM TO SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION IN LONDON [1]

Point-by-point explanation of your letter of 20.VI:

1) Agree to grant concessions for all four enterprises
(Kyshtym, Ekibastuz, Ridder, Tanalyk).
2) We allow
sidings to the concessions; we shall accept some form of
ensuring the concessionaire’s interests on the main line.
3)
Bargain about the term.
4) We shall make available some Soviet
money; bargain.
5) Bargain about the royalties. Never mind
the oil. [2]
6) Agree to guarantees of immunity.

We shall not grant concessions unless they agree to let
us have 50–100 per cent of the foodstuffs and equipment
they bring in for themselves, with guaranteed payment.