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Yruel 378 (not to all): Generalised Preferences
The bot line mamáztmánn to take with Sigrist Attaues to be the advantage for the EEC of diluting the nong Kong roblem through Generalis ed Preferences rather than concentrating it within the enlargement negotistions. This argument can be strengthened by drawing or figurer in paragraph 1 of UKMIS Ceneva
act) (from Jones) telno 663 (not ton).
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With reference to Jones' paragraph 3, what we require. from the 320 is a declaration in an appropria te international forum that they will positively in-~ clude Hong Kong, subject to the proviso that a major donor such as the US does likewise. This would be a: advance from the present situation of. major donors holding back to see if other donors included long for in which case they might follow suit.
3. The Aide Memoire on Hong Kong submitted to the EEC states (subparagraph ii) that "there is good rea- son to believe that, if the European Communities in- clude Hong Kong, the United States might well agree to include Hong Kong in their scheme".
You may say that we have since been informed that the formula
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