Another action wed, 4th Dec. '68
Reference..
In response
request from David Sallars
(Hong Kong Gard. Mice), I spoke to Hagestadt (Board)) Trads) this morning, asking at that place in the Agenda of the Anglo-Irish Economic Committee
Hong Kong's protest would occus. I also mentioned the
passibility D Sallars attending the
Sellers attending the relement part of the
meeting. On this
would object to
last point he thought the Irish
member of the Committee
being present. He also cast doubt on the likelihood
the masting tasl taking place.
&
G. N. Smith, Ewropean Economic Integration Dept.,
(Main B, Ext. 1631)
Premier, & Mr. wilsom,
مي
more explicit. To-day the Irish
meeting to discuss the Import
Deposit Scheme, and the outcomp may be the postponement,
Anglo-
or cancellation, of the finish talks. Alternatively the content SI
the talks
be drastically changed, resulting in the
minor items, including, from the point of view of the talks, Hong Kong's protest, being dropped from the Agenda.
Smith
andosed a
point made by Hagestadt, that ow relations with the Irish were to bad at present that it
might be politic to keep smaller grievances out & sight
for the time being.
Wednesday,
I under took to contact Smith again on
clever idea of how the land lies.
he should have a
I have informed Sellers.
1.R.
2. Murray
29.11.68.