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IMMEDIATE UK MISSION GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 533
@ OCTPBER 1969.
CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 678 TO HONG KONG, PARAGRAPH 4.
ON 13 OCTOBER THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE MEETING THE AMERICANS SEPARATELY HERE TO DISCUSS EXTENSION OF EXISTING RESTRAINTS ON COTTONS UNDER THE L T A.
2. I WOULD PROPOSE TO INVITE THE AMERICANS TO MEET US IN THIS MISSION ON 14 OCTOBER IN ORDER TO LISTEN TO THEIR REACTIONS TO THE STATEMENT HANDED TO US CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG ON 8 OCTOBER AND AVOID SUGGESTING THAT ANYTHING FURTHER WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
3. I SHALL PROCEED IN THIS WAY WITH HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES UNLESS YOU INSTRUCT ME OTHERWISE.
SIR E MELVILLE
GROUPS 94
SENT AT 17:38/8 Z JS
RECD AT 13322/8
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 - 9 OCT 1969
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