45469 ',171)C0 EM MAR 4, 1980 REF NO. 5708 FOR B.G. CLEMENTS / S.L. TAYLOr - DALLAS TALKED WITH BOSTOCK AND RUPPERT THIS DATE WITH FOLLOWING RESULTS: AAA) 1;(FRAllial CALLED ON 20STOCK AT HOME AND APPEARED TO BE W-REMLLY N_ERVOU;. 'P13) ATMOSPHERE OF SUSRISION SEEMS TO BE EIBITING. STATEMENT HAS BEEN MINUTED THAT PRImARY ()EJECT OF IN' IRY IS ALFOR II.,1111- AND NOT SEDCO. CCC) HAVE INSISTED THAT THEY MAKE FINAL LISTING OF ANY kaDLIlani D0aUMFiTI'LT10%. WHICH THEY REQUIRE SO THAT WE CAN REACH CUTOFF POINT. RUPPERT INDICATES ALMOST FINALIZED AND NOT OVEROUSt DDD) THEY HAVE BACKED OFF POSITION THAT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE WILL BE CONVINtED. NOW INDICATE THAT WILL SET UP GROUP OF ONE SONATRACH, ONE ALFOR, AND ONE SEDCO REPRESENTATIVE TO REVIEW ENTIRE MATTER, TO VIEW ALL DOCUMENTATION IN DALLAS, AND TO REPORT FINDINGS TO ALFOR SHAREHOLDERS. SOME SUGGESTION THAT FINAL RESULTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE. EEE) THEY SEEM TO DE IN P ; TO FINISH. TWO POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS AS FO 111) WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED VARIOUS FINANCIAL INFORMATION (PRIMARILY RELATING TO VARIOUS STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT) WHICH WE HAVE REQUESTED. 222) THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME SUGGESTION THAT THEY 'ASH TO AGAIN REVIEW PROPRIETY OF ALL EXPENDITURES MADE BY SEDCO ON BEHALF OF ALFOR. IN VIEW OF URGENCY WHICH THEY APPARENTLY ATTACH TO FINALIZING MATTER, WOULD PLAN TO HAVE SPECIFIC C',UIDELINES AGREED RELATIVE TO SCOPE AND PURPOSE, ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHICH WE REQUIRE IN HAND, ETC. BEFORE ANY DALLAS INVITATION EXTENDED. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS CONCERNING USE OF THIS PRESSURE POINT. FFF) HAVE HAD Na_ILE4ZIJON FROM1,ETTER T NABI. WOULD PLAN TO /SEND TELEX OVER YOUR NAME ON MA H -0 R QUESTING THAT APPRAISEE (OIL YELL SUGGESTION) BE APPOINTED IF WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING EY THAT TIME. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS. dir".REGARDS THORNE
