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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 657
TO HONG KONG
30 SEPTEMBER 1969
(НКК 6/31)
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PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 713: TEXTILE POLICY.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO QUOTE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UK ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG UNQUOTE (TO USE THE FORMAL TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE) IN THE C.T.C. SPEAKING SEPARATELY IN TERMS OF HONG KONG'S INTERESTS, ALTHOUGH WE SHOULD NATURALLY WISH FOR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND DISCUSSION OF THE LINE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE PROPOSES TO TAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDING AND POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE BRITISH DELEGATION. WE HOPE THAT AS THE PRACTICAL POSSIBILITIES FOR CHANGING THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS EMERGE IN THE CTC WE MAY FIND OURSELVES NOT FAR APART ON IMMEDIATE TANGIBLE OBJECTIVES, NOTWITHSTANDING
OUR DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
STEWART
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K. DEPT.
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