CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY BRUSSELS
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 49
CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG
30 NOVEMBER 1978
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PA.
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[NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO. 49 OF 30 NOVEMBER 1975 RFI TO UK MISSION GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND UKDEL EEC.
FROM DODGE
HONG KONG/EEC: COTTON TEXTILES
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 13.
145"
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY LAST WEEK IN
LONDON HE ADVISED ME THAT HE WISHED TO GIVE FINAL RECONSIDERATION
TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN TO HONG KONG.
2.
THIS AROSE AS A RESULT OF MY INFORMING HIM OF ACTUAL BENELUX
METHOD OF DETERMINING IMPORT TONNAGES RECENTLY OBTAINED FROM
BENELUX AUTHORITIES (MY MEMORANDUM NO. 213 OF 27 NOVEMBER REFERS).
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PLEASE THEREFORE CONFIRM THAT I MAY GO AHEAD AS INSTRUCTED.
ERNST RETURNED TO BRUSSELS TODAY AND DURING OUR COURTESY CALL
ON HIM THIS AFTERNOON HE PRESSED FOR EARLY INITIALLING AS HE IS
DUE TO LEAVE BRUSSELS AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO UK MISSION GENEVA (FOR JONES),
PASSED TO UKDEL EEC,
SIR J. BEITH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
COMMODITIES D.
E.I.D.
:
RADE FOLICY D.
HKK 6/6
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
H.K. INT. TRADE
COPIES 0: UR. GREGORY
LR. GRAY
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