Cypher/Cat.A
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY BRUSSELS то FOREIGN OFFICE
Zelno. 303
7 June 1967
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CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL]
Addressed to Governor Hong Kong telegram No. 12 of 7 June.
Your telegram No. M377.
Following from Porter.
Martin at present in Paris.
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No doubt he will deal with
your paragraph 1 immediately on return.
2.
Your paragraph 3. My copy of our telegram o.11 reads 28) 1st, repeat 1st, February. Figure 8 presumably an error of
transmissi on -
3. Your paragraph 4. Your need for statistics by quantities appreciated but Benelux Governments simply do not have these - figures. It was for this reason I gave you statistics by value
in order to facilitate conversion.
4. Your paragraph 5. I agree transit and re-export figures surprising but Dutch insist that they are correct. That is, there has been no transit or re-export trade to date. Dutch records appear to be completely accurate as they arc able to compare Hong Kong export licences with actual imports. headed "In transit" in Appendix 3 to Saving telegram 417 somewhat misleading as this refers to goods which have actually been re-exported or which have passed through Holland in transit. You will notice it reads "Nil".
Column
Sir R. Barclay
Sent
1850Z/8 June 1967
Recd. 1751Z/8 June 1967
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
DISTRIBUTION
E.R.D.
F.E.D.
Western Dept.
SSSSS
[Repeated as requested]
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63
10 JUN 967
HWB6/2
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SENT TO HONG KONG AS COLVONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM NO.1162