CYPHER CAT/A

PRIORITY BRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NO.49

CONFIDENTIAL

TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG

1 OCTOBER 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

[NEUTRAL]

44

FROM DODGE.

COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX.

PLEASE CLARIFY THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF YOUR NOTE OF 29 SEPTEMBER

TO THE BENELUX CONSULS GENERAL IN HONG KONG.

2. LACK OF ANY REFERENCE TO MY RECENT TALKS WITH VERHAGEN IN THE HAGUE COULD CONCEIVABLY CAUSE SOME CONFUSION IF THE CONSULS GENERAL CABLE THEIR HOME GOVERNMENTS IN DETAIL BUT I ASSUME THAT THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THIS END ARE NOW KNOWN TO THE CONSULS GENERAL

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AS MY TELEGRAM NO.49 OF 1 OCTOBER.

SIR J. BEITH

REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG DEPT.

W. EUR. DEPT.

COMMODITIES DEPT.

LAST

RCF

12/0/0/1

PA please

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D IN

1

K.C.TRY No.

-2 OCT 9959

4X16/534/1

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CONFIDENTIAL

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