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CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 558
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TO HONG KONG
22 AUGUST 1969
(HKK 6/331/1)
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL.
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 558 OF 22/8
AND REPEATED FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO OTTAWA.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO.659.
CANADIAN TEXTILES.
WE GLADLY AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 4 THAT AN
APPROPRIATE OFFICER OF YOURS SHOULD COME TO LONDON BEFORE POLICY
PROPOSALS ARE PUT TO MINISTERS. WE THINK THAT THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS
TIMING FOR HIS VISIT WOULD BE A WEEK HENCE, ALTHOUGH UNFORTUNATELY
HUGHES WILL NOT THEN BE AVAILABLE. WE SUGGEST THEREFORE THAT YOUR
OFFICER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON 23 AUGUST AND IF
YOU ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHO IS TO REPRESENT YOU BOTH WE AND
THE BOARD OF TRADE WILL TRY TO ARRANGE SUITABLE MEETINGS. WE WILL
IN ANY EVENT ENSURE THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON YOUR BEHALF ARE
TAKEN INTO FULL ACCOUNT.
STEWART
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
AMERICAN DEPT.
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