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CYPHER/CAT A
ROUTINE HONG KONG
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 522
2 JULY 1969
CONFIDENTIAL [NEUTRAL]
85
CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 522 OF 2 JULY RFI UKMIS GENEVA
(COPY TO DORWARD) AND UKDEL OECD PARIS.
YOUR TELEGRAM 418 : UNCTAD PREFERENCES.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO DORWARD ATTENDING OECD AD HOC
GROUP MEETINGS UNTIL JONES RETURNS TO EUROPE.
2. ALTHOUGH I SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON THE PROGRESS (OR LACK OF IT)
LIKELY TO BE MADE BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK, THE POSITION, FOR HONG
KONG AT LEAST, HAS NOW REACHED SUCH A CRUCIAL STAGE THAT I WOULD
FOR PREFER IT IF DORWARD WENT TO THE MEETINGS IN JULY, THERE IS,
INSTANCE, SOME POSSIBILITY THAT AT LEAST A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF
DENEFICIARY COUNTRIES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE QUESTIONING ON
SUBMISSIONS.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA AND UKDEL OECD PARIS.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TRADE POLICY DEPT
HONG KONG DEPT
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51.
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- 4 JUL 1969
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