M
CYPHER/CAT A
P.S.
P.U.S. Sin C. O'Reill
CYPHER'
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 789
IMMEDIATE
M. Gallagher M. Wilford
The HAY
8. Xero.
LIT
Head / Commodities Dift. Head & Ang Kayhift. Heal I American Deft.
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
7 CCTOBER 1969
ADVANCE COPY
LAST REF.
252
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RCF.
259
REGISTRY No.51
Dist.
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CONFIDENTIAL
ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTEL. NO. 789 OF 7TH CCTOBER SFI WASHINGTON,
TOKYO AND UKRIS GENEVA,
YOUR TELEGRAM 675 : TEXTILES.
1 SHOULD, OF COURSE, BE GLAD OF U.K. PARTICIPATION IN THESE
BISCUSSIONS PROVIDED THE FORM IT IS INTENDED TO TAKE IS NOT SUCH
25 TO PREJUDICE THE MAINTENANCE OF HONG KONG'S NEGOTIATING
AUTHORITY VIS-A-VIS THE U.S., AND, IN PARTICULAR, THAT THE
HONG KONG PEPRESENTATIVES ARE FREE TO SPEAK IN TERMS OF HÚNG KONG
POLICY. FOR THAT REASON I WOULD PREFER THE FOLLOWING RE-WORDING:
QUOTE SUCH DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE HELD BETWEEN U.S. AND HONG KONG
OFFICIALS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRITISH OFFICIALS IN VIEW OF
BRITISH POLICY INTERESTS, IN GENEVA THE WEEK BEGINNING 13TH
OCTOBER. UNQUÒTE