CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY UKDEL EC BRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NO. 430
CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL] 2508082
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
25 SEPTEMBER 1970,
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 439 OF 25 SEPTEMBER 1972 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) HONG KONG BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME AND SAVING TO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 634.
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WITH YOUR AUTHORITY, MINISTER AVAILED HIMSELF OF THEIR JOURNEY TO LONDON TOGETHER ON 24 SEPTEMBER TO SPEAK TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AD
INTERIM OF EXTERNAL TRADE AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
2. CHRISTOFAS TOUCHED GENTLY ON THE INCONVENIENCE TO HONG KONG OF HAVING TO SEND A TEAM TO BRUSSELS AGAIN. BUT HE CONCENTRATED STRONGLY ON THE NEED FOR THE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE +THE EVIDENCE OF INJURY OR DISRUPTION WHICH ALONE, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CTA, WOULD JUSTIFY THE EXERCISE OF RESTRAINT+,
3. HIJZEN UNDERTOOK TO GO INTO THE QUESTION WHEN HE RETURNED TO BRUSSELS (THEY BOTH RETURNED THE SAME EVENING) AND TO SPEAK TO MINISTER AGAIN THEREAFTER.
4. WE ARE NOT PURSUING PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE HONG KONG TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WHICH WOULD, IN CUR VIEW, BE BOTH INAPPROPRIATE AND COUNTER PRODUCTIVE.
F C O PASS PRIORITY TO UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG, ROUTINE TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS AND ROME. ALSO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON. PASSED TO BRUSSELS.
MR. CHRISTOFAS
REPEATED AS REQUESTED EXCEPT H.K. GOVT OFFICE
[ADVANCED TO H.K.GOVT. OFFICE]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE. DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT
E.I.D.
COMMODITIES DEPT
COFY TO
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE
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