GEC TAKEOVER BID:

GEC TAKEOVER BID:.||**** RUSHES KEPT (10494)| RUSHES NOT KEPT|| a) (Owen,Nick)|ENGLAND AV Upper storeys of building TILT DOWN ) TX 3.12.85|London entrance ZOOM IN ) ITN|Stanhope|Gate GEC|HQ| INT|SCOTLAND TMS Large GEC turbines in generating hall ) ULM2418|Torness TMS Generating hall as giant turbines ) 4.7.88|Power Stn rotate TRACK R-L ) ITN|| INT|Electronics TCMS Integrated circuit board being made ) TX 16.11.88|Factory ) GEC H'OUT||| EXT|FRANCE AV Rotating Marconi radar dish mounted on )|Paris tower ) BRKP502| AV Dish rotating ) Brook Prods| MS Square shaped radar dish rotating )|| GRAPHIC The Metsun plan v the General Electric plan| SEQ||ENGLAND GRAPHIC NEIL KINNOCK MP (Lab Ldr) HOC SPEECH SOF|London & STILL (Asks Prime Minister if she thinks it would|HOC benefit the national interest to allow GEC| takeover)| "Can the Prime -- foreign ownership"|| GRAPHIC MARGARET THATCHER MP (PM) HOC REPLY SOF| & STILL (Accuses Kinnock of trying to get her to prejudge| a legal process)| "Mr Speaker -- must undertake"|| INT|Wetminster CMS SIR WILLIAM CLARK MP (Chmn Cons Finance C'tee)|ITN INTVW SOF| (Matter of takeover will be discussed at highest| level & no foreign company will be allowed| control over that part of GEC undertaking Defence| work)| "Yes but ...