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ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TO
UKMIS GENEVA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 60
18 FEBRUARY 1970
(HKK 6/6)
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ADDRESSED TO UKMIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NUMBER 69 OF 18 FEBRUARY
AND TO UKDEL BRUSSELS REPEATED FOR INFORMATION GOVERNOR HONG
KONG,
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 181.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ACT ON THE REQUEST HONG KONG
MAKES IN PARA 2 CF THEIR TELEGRAM AND DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF JONES'
MEMORANDUM NO. 16/72 FOR DEFENSIVE USE AS THE CORRECT RECORD OF
EEC/HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILE TALKS AT BRUSSELS ON 26 JANUARY IN THE EVENT THAT HONG KONG'S POSITION CONTINUES TO BE MISUNDER~
STOOD CR MIS-REPRESENTED IN THE COMMUNITY. NO DOUBT YOUR NOTE
EXPLAINING THE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EMPHASISE OUR CONCERN EXPRESSED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 82 TO HONG KONG, THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO THE POSSIBLE PREJUDICE OF USEFUL CONTACT WITH
COMMISSION OFFICIALS.
WE AGREE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME ADVANTAGE IF UKDEL COULD ENSURE
THAT ERNST HAS NOW GOT THE HONG KONG POSITION STRAIGHT, PARTICUL-
ARLY IF HONG KONG THEMSELVES ARE NOT NOW TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CLARIFY THEIR POSITION TO ERNST. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THERE-
FORE IF UKDEL BRUSSELS WOULD TAKE ACTION ACCORDINGLY,
STEWART
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
W. E.D. E.I.D. E.C.I.U.
COPIES TO:
ER. PACKENHAM, E. I.D.
MR. DUNNETT, C.R.E., B.O.T. MR. S. STEWART, MINTECH
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