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PR ITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 862
TO F.C.0.
21 DECEMBER 1970
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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, LONDON TELEGRAM NUMBER) 862 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 AND REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO AMBASSADOR TOKYO, AMBASSADOR WASHINGTON, UKDEL EEC BRUSSELS, UKT IS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).
TOKYO TELEGRAM 898 TO YOU: GENERALISED PREFERENCES AND HONG KONG. MAYI PLEASE BE INFORMED WHAT DETAILS ARE BEING GIVEN TO ENDO IN
LONDON?
2. AS A FOLLOW-UP TO WAKEFIELD'S CONVERSATION WITH HARADA, WE THINK IT WOULD NOW BE CPPORTUNE FCR TOKYO TO SUGGEST THAT THE JAPANESE MIGHT FIND IT HELPFUL FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE A BRIEF VISIT TO TOKYO IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE "SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS. (PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TELEGRAM 859 TO YOU REFERS).
(FCC PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO ALL)
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED].
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