KK Kiddie Korner,Inc.   February 1st,2000   Gulf Commercial Center P.O.Box 376 ABU Dhabi U.A.E.   Attention:Mr.Y.Mohammed Dear Sirs, The 12,000cycles you ordered will be ready for dispatch by 17th December.Since you require them for onward shipment to Bahrain,Kuwait,Oman and Qatar,we are arranging for them to be packed in seaworthy containers. Each bicycle is enclosed in a corrugated cardboard pack,and 20 arebanded togetherand wrapped in sheet plastic.A container holds 240 cycles;the whole cargo would therefore comprise 50 containers,each weighing 8 tons.Dispatch can be made from our works by rail to be forwarded from Shanghai harbour.The freight charges from works to Shanghai are US$80 per container,totally US$4,000 for this consignment,excluding container hire,which will be charged to your account. Please let us have your delivery instructions.   Yours faithfully,   kang Zhuang General Manager