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ROUTINE BRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NUMBER 5
CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL]
CONFIDENTIAL
TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG
23 JANUARY 1969
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DDSD TO HONG KONG TELNO 5 OF 23 JANUARY R F 1 TO PARIS (FOR WILCOX).
FOLLOWING FROM DODGE:
FRENCH TRADE TALKS.
1 CALLED ON BAUDRY IN PARIS YESTERDAY WITH WILCOX. BAUDRY STATED THAT: (A) FUNDS FOR COLLIN'S TRIP WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE FORTH- COMING: (B) COLLIN WAS LIKELY TO BE ACCOMPANIED SIMPLY BY ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, PROBABLY KEVERS-PASCAL IS OR LAUSAC, AND THAT TALKS SHOULD NOT LAST LONGER THAN TWO DAYS: (C) WE WOULD BE GIVEN MINIMUM FIFTEEN DAYS NOTICE OF SUGGESTED FIRM DATES BUT PRESENT FRENCH INTENTION WAS CENTRED ON END FEBRUARY: (D) FRENCH MISSION TO INDIA WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH AND NOT NOW REALLY RELEVANT: (E) OUR TOTAL COTTON TEXTILE IMPORTS UNDER QUOTA UP TO END OCTOBER AMOUNTED TO 105.4 TONS: (F) EXTENSION OF FRENCH IMPORT LICENCES WAS BEING PERMITTED, IF NECESSARY, DURING INTERIM PERICD ON APPLICATION BY IMPORTERS.
1 INDICATED THAT AROUND END FEBRUARY WAS PROBABLY SUITABLE BUT ASKED FOR MINIMUM THREE WEEKS NOTICE AND SUGGESTED ALLOWING
FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS' DURATION.
3.
WILCOX AND I BOTH FEEL THAT FRENCH ARE NOW REASONABLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS VISIT TO HONG KONG BUT AS THEIR ATTITUDE REMAINS EXTREME- LY INDEPENDENT WE CANNOT YET BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE OUTCOME
WILL BE AS INDICATED ABOVE.
4. YOUR TELNO 3 JUST RECEIVED IN BRUSSELS TODAY.
F.C.O, PASS HONG KONG 5 AND PARIS.
SIR R. BARCLAY
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
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CONFIDENTIAL
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AR LIVES No.31
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27 JAN 1969
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