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CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 920
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(NEUTRAL]
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
15 DECEMBER 1969
ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 923 OF 15 DECEMBER RFI UKMIS
GENEVA (FOR JORDAN), WASHINGTON, UKDEL BRUSSELS AND TOKYO.
YOUR TELEGRAM 783 : C.T.C.
JORDAN LEFT ON 12 DECEMBER.
2. WHILE I WOULD AGREE THAT [MUT.GRP.] SHOULD NOT ADVOCATE THE EXTENSION IN SCOPE OF THE C.T.A. IN OPEN COMMITTEE, CIRCUMSTANCES COULD ARISE.
WHICH WOULD ENABLE JORDAN. TO POINT OUT THAT SUCH AN EXTENSION, IN
SCOPE WOULD BE THE LEAST DAMAGING SOLUTION TO THE AMERICAN DEMANDS.
ACCORDINGLY I WOULD NOT WISH JORDAN TO FEEL INHIBITED BY YOUR
PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 FROM TAKING ANY DISCREET INITIATIVE IN THE MATTER.
FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKDEL BRUSSELS
AND TOKYO.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
HONG KUNG INT. TRADE.
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