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8. Mr. Stewart said that he would take careful note of what had been
said.
He hoped that it was not felt that our approach to the E.E.C.
betokened
Britain,
or our decision to withdraw our forces from East of Suez
any slackening of interest in Britain in the rest of the world.
as a strong and prosperous member of the E.E.C., would be of more use to
Hong Kong than if she remained outside.