CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER/CAT A
OUTINE BRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NUMBER 36
CONFIDENTIAL [NEUTRAL]
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# ONG KONG
7 OCTOBER 1970
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO. 36 OF 7 OCTOBER RFI TO UK MISSION, GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO UKDEL EEC.
FROM DODGE
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REFERENCE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION DORWARD/DODGE.
THE FULL TEXT OF ERNST'S LETTER OF OCTOBER 6 IS AS FOLLOWS:- QUOTE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS WHICH MR, DODCE HAS FORWARDED TO MR. RAVENNA A FEW DAYS AGO.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ABLE TO COMMIT THE COMMUNITY AT THIS MOMENT, I THINK THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED INFORMATION WILL GIVE US FULL SATISFACTION AS WELL FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION
ON ORIGIN CONTROL AS FOR THE PROPOSALS ON EXPORT LICENCING
PROCEDURES. I FURTHER CONSIDER THE DRAFT SIDE-LETTERS IN LINE
WITH OUR COMMON THINKING.
REGARDING THE PROBLEM OF CARRY-OVER INTO THE COMMUNITY AGREE- MENT FROM THE ACTUAL GERMAN AND BENELUX BILATERALS, I AM PERSONALLY IN FAVOUR OF SUCH A POSSIBILITY, BUT THE FINAL ANSWER COULD BE
GIVEN TO YOU ONLY AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH OUR MEMBER STATES.
THUS, I STILL HOPE THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS STARTING ON THE 19 OCTOBER 1979, WHERE THE NEGOTIATION-COMMITTEE OF THE MEMBER STATES WILL BE
PRESENT IN BRUSSELS.
I UNDERSTAND, THAT YOUR CONFIRMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO SOME FURTHER JUSTIFICATION OF OUR REQUEST BEING GIVEN TO
YOU BEFORE THAT DATE.
I WISH TO ENSURE YOU THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR POINT THE
COMMISSION IS PREPARING A DOCUMENT WHICH WE HOPE TO BE ABLE
TO SEND TO YOUR REPRESENTATION HERE BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK UNQUOTE.
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