British international commercial policy is not
involved) for decision between Hong Kong and the third
party concerned.
Like Cour
additional paragraph now numbered 8, which
like it and
As with the addition
para 3
The
birt
new paragraph & seems quite unnecessary useful for presentation
purposes in iteng
Kong.
We cannot pretend that we particularly like our-
selves the
the Governor wishes to insert I imagine your own
feelings will not be too different, but at least with
the proposal is that Hong Kong, as well as ourselves,
on that mutual basis should recognise the need for speedy decisions.so that
we have no objection in this Office to the new paraz
*
graph. Trench himself for "consumption in Hong Kong
appeared to
ん
attaches a good deal of importance to some such clause
as this being written in t
we touched on the ground Covered by At the same meeting some consideration was also
in his letter
given to the suggestions which Eugene Melville had
dated
made to Bob Goldsmith (in his letter of 3 December. for
additions to this same draft guidance paper. I think
had we seen this letter of Melville's sooner we might fould
well have come to the conclusion that it contained only luagh
matters of substance to justify, as I said above, our
asking you to take part in the discussions.
There is
no doubt at all that Melville's points are of consider-
able importance, although you will be aware that when
we were considering Hong Kong's draft together we did
not have the question of the Colony's representation in
international organisations so clearly in mind as the
Conten Viano sort of bilateral occasion (e.g. Hong Kong/Canada,
Hong Kong/Norway) from which the need for explicit
guidance has so largely developed.
Howeve
the Governor himself It has so happened that Hong Kong themselves have
has the effect suggested an amendment to paragraph 4 which it seems
to us might meet Melville's paints without the
/ necessity..
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN