CYPHER CAT A
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO. 671
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
23 AUGUST 1969
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CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL]
YOUR TELEGRAM 558: CANADIAN TEXTILES.
I AM CONCERNED TO NOTE THAT HUGHES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THE
DATE YOU SUGGEST SINCE I UNDERSTAND THAT GOLDSMITH ALSO IS
LIKELY TO BE AWAY AT TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING
IN GENEVA AT WHICH JONES HAD ARRANGED TO MEET HIM. UNLESS THESE
TALKS CAN REALLY BE SHEWN TO HAVE ENABLED HONG KONG'S VIEWS
TO BE FULLY HEARD AT AN EFFECTIVE LEVEL, OPINION HERE IS NOT GOING
TO BE SATISFIED WITH A STATEMENT THAT OUR VIEWS HAVE BEEN
''TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT''.
2.
QUITE
I MUST AGAIN EMPHASISE THE URGENCY OF THIS MATTER.
APART FROM THE FACT THAT THE TEXTILES BOARD HAS GIVEN US A
MAXIMUM OF 14 DAYS, AND SAID THAT IF WECANNOT ANSWER THEM BY
THEY WILL PUBLICISE THE SITUATION, EVERY DAY'S DELAY INCREASES
THE RISK OF A LEAK, PARTICULARLY WHEN SO MUCH IS INVOLVED AND
FEELINGS ARE RUNNING SO HIGH.
3. JORDAN WILL COME TO LONDON ARRIVING ON WEDNESDAY, 27TH AUGUST
WITH FULL AUTHORITY TO SPEAK FOR ME. JONES, WHO RETURNS TO
GENEVA ON 26 AUGUST, WILL JOIN HIM IN LONDON. IF SITUATION .
WARRANTS IT, I WILL SEND COWPERTHWAITE ALSO ONCE JORDAN HAS
REPORTED.
SIR D. TRENCH
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
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HONG KONG DEPR
AMERICAN DEPT
R. F.
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R CICTRY No.51
25 AUG 1969
HKIL6/391/1