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CYPHER/CAT A
TIME FACTOR: TO BE ON DESKS BY 9807 23/11
ADVANCE COPIES TO KENMIS (DOTI) AN DENMAN (DOTI) -
IMMEDIATE CODEL BRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NUMBER CODEL 229
CONFIDENTIAL 191714Z
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
19 NOVEMBER 1970
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER
CODEL 299 OF 19 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION PRIORITY TO
HONG KONG ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO
BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME WASHINGTON UKDEL 0.E.C.D.
TOKYO AND BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)
CODEL TELEGRAM NUMBER 227.
PONG KONG
THE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP MET AGAIN ON 19 NOVEMBER, WE HAVE
RECEIVED FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING FROM A COMMISSION
OFFICIAL.
2. THE MEETING DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME DISCUSSING THE PRINCIPLE
OF WHETHER OR NOT HONG KONG SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCE SCHEME BUT CONCENTRATED ON THE POSSIBLE MODALITIES OF SUCH AN INCLUSION. THE GERMANS AND ITALIANS WERE CLEARLY IN FAVOUR OF INCLUSION: THE FRENCH, WITHOUT COMMITTING THEMSELVES COMPLETELY, INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO CONSIDER INCLUSION
SO LONG AS THIS WAS ALL THAT THEY WOULD BE ASKED TO GO FOR TIONG KONG
HWKG/12
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