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PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 693
CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL]
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
2 SEPTEMBER 1969
ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 693 OF 2 SEPTEMBER RFI OTTAWA.
YOUR TELEGRAM 580 : CANADIAN NEGOTIATIONS.
THE CANADIAN TEAM HAS NOW RETURNED TO HONG KONG, THIS SECOND VISIT
IS STRICTLY SPEAKING UNCONNECTED WITH HONG KONG. THEY ARE HERE FOR
TALKS ON SALE OF WHEAT TO CHINA, ALTHOUGH THEY WISH THIS KEPT QUIET.
THEY ARE PROBABLY STAYING UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK, AND WOULD BE
PREPARED TO DO SO IN ANY CASE IF FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH US COULD
BE ARRANGED. SUBJECT TO JORDAN'S VIEWS, I THINK IT WOULD BE
SUBSTANTIALLY TO OUR ADVANTAGE TO RESUME TALKS HERE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AND I PROPOSE TO INVITE THEM TO DO SO.
2. PLEASE PASS A COPY TO JORDAN.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO OTTAWA.
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
[COPY SENT TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
FOR JORDAN]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HD. OF H.K. DEPT.
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