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British international commercial policy is not
involved) for decision between Hong Kong and the third
party concerned.
Your
We cannot pretend that we particularly like our
selves the additional paragraph, now numbered 8, which
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 muntual basis should recognise the need for speedy decisions that”
we have no objection in this Office to the new para-
graph.
"consumption in Hong Kong",
attaches a good deal of importance to some such clause
Trench himself (for
as this being written in
At the same meeting some consideration was also
given to the suggestions which Eugene Melville had
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additions to this same draft guidance paper.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 sumed
well have come to the conclusion that it contained only luaugh
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
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sort of bilateral occasion (e.g. Hong Kong/Canada;
A
Hong Kong/Norway) from which the need for explicit
guidance has so largely developed.
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It has so happened that Hong Kong themselves have
suggested an amendment to paragraph 4 which it seems
to us might meet Melville's points without the
/ necessity
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