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2.
ERNST WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO GIVE ANY INDICATION AS TO THE POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE OF DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG
AND I HEDGED BECAUSE I WAS AWARE THAT THE PROPOSED VISIT MIGHT
COINCIDE WITH THE HONG KONG/UK TALKS ON THIS SUBJECT IN
LONDON: ALTHOUGH BY IMPLICATION THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT
NOW BE READY TO RESPOND FULLY AT THE MEETING OF DEPUTIES ON 18/19 NOVEMBER SO THE LONDON TALKS COULD PERHAPS USEFULLY
BE HELD AFTER WE HAD SPOKEN TO ERNST AS HE PROPOSED, WE LEFT
IT THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCUSSIONS IN HONG KONG WOULD BE
CONSIDERED DURING THE STOP-OVER ON 15 NOVEMBER.
3.
DAHRENDORF'S TOKYO PARTY WILL ALSO CONTAIN DR. PAOLI,
CHEF DE DIVISION UNDER ERNST, I THEREFORE EXTENDED THE
HONG KONG INVITATION TO INCLUDE HIM.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG, FCO, UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG KONG LONDON OFFICE.
MR. EWART-BIGGS
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