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D) BY REFERENCE TO IMFORMATION FROM DODGE, THE EEC TEAM IS
LIKELY TO COMPRISE ERNST SUPPORTED BY A FEW OF HIS STAFF RATHER
THAN MANY PEOPLE:
(E) WE SEE LITTLE MERIT IN JOINING NEGOTIATIONS MERELY WITH
THE INTENTION OF BREAKING THEM OFF SEMI COLON IF THIS WERE SUSPECT-
ED, THIS WOULD SEEM MORE LIABLE TO GENERATE IRRITATION THAN THE
CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF NEGOTIATIONS IN THE FORM AGREED IN MY
TELEGRAM 6 TO BRUSSELS:
(F)
TO LEAVE HMG INTERVENTION TILL THE MIDDLE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS
WHEN ONLY MATTERS OF DETAIL AND NOT PRINCIPLE ARE LEFT, COULD,
IN MY OPINION DAMAGE OUR NEGOTIATING CREDIBILITY.
2. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE REITERATION OF YOUR SUPPORT
IN YOUR TELEGRAM 92 AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF DODGE AND UKDEL
COULD PROCEED ACCORDINGLY.
3. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GERMAN CONSULATE GENERAL CALLED TO DAY
TO SAY THAT 'FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS ON 18TH JUNE 1970 IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE 113 OF THE TREATY OF ROME HIS GOVERNMENT NOW HAD
THE INTENTION TO EXTEND THE EXISTING COTTON TEXTILES RESTRAINT
AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG WHICH EXPIRES ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, UNTIL
SUCH TIME AS IT WAS REPLACED BY A HONG KONG/EEC AGREEMENT’.
HE WAS UNABLE TO ELABORATE.
FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY UKDEL EEC, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, BONN, THE HAGUÉ, PARIS AND ROME.
SIR D. TRENCH
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