CYPHER CAT A
PRIORITY BRUSSELS
TO
CONFIDENTIAL
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY BRUSSELS TELNO 15 TO HONG KONG
3 JUNE 1970
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 15 OF 3 JUNE 1970
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO F C O, UKMIS GENEVA
(FOR JORDAN) UKDEL E E C, BONN, PARIS, THE HAGUE AND ROME.
FROM DODGE.
COTTON TEXTILES: HK/EEC.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 3.
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I SAW MOHLER, ECONOMIC COUNSELLOR IN THE GERMAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATION TO THE E E C THIS MORNING. NO NEWS OF THE
PROPOSED THREE-MONTH EXTENSION HAD YET REACHED HIM THROUGH BONN
CR THE COMMISSION. HE THINKS IT A REASONABLE ENOUGH IDEA BUT
SUGGESTED VAGUELY THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
BEHIND ERNST'S CHANGE OF HEART OVER IT. HE PROMISED TO KEEP ME
IN THE PICTURE IF HE SHOULD LEARN ANYTHING FURTHER.
2.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY GERMAN DISAGREEMENT WITH ANTICIPATED
FUTURE FORMALITIES, 1.E. COMMUNITY NECOTIATIONS AS SUCH WITH HONG KONG (UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS) ET AL. SCHOLTYSSEK MUST BE
OFF-BEAM ON THIS.
3. (IN AN ASIDE ON THIS OCCASION, MOHLER IMPLIED THAT THE INDIAN/PAKISTANI ANNUAL GROWTH FACTOR WAS JUST BELOW 20. PER CENT.)
4. I AM PLANNING TO SEE FRIEDRICHS AND OTHERS IN BONN NEXT WEEK (PROBABLY ON WEDNESDAY) TO MAKE MORE SOUNDINGS.
REIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
-3 JUN 1970
HKKG/6
5. THE FORMAL E E C REQUEST MENTIONED IN PARA 2 OF GENEVA
TELEGRAM NO.25 TO YOU HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED HERE. IN VIEW OF
YOUR DELAYING TACTICS I AM OF COURSE NOT PROMPTING ERNST ON THIS. IF ASKED TO WHOM THE E E C SHOULD ADDRESS SUCH A FORMAL REQUEST FOR CTA ARTICLE 4 DISCUSSIONS/NEGOTIATIONS WITH US, WHAT SHOULD
I ADVISE ?
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