PRIORITY
CYPR CAT/A
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CONFIDENTIAL
24 MAR 1971
Half Kota PA 4552
CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL]
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TO PRIORITY F.0.0. TELEGRAM NO. 282 OF 24TH MARCH 1971, INFO WASHINGTON URTIS GENEVA UKDEL BRUSSELS BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)
TOKYO HONG KKNC GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 769 TO WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON'S TELEGRAMS 987 AND 998 TO YOU (NOT COPIED TO ALL):
TEXTILES.
THE CONSIDERED VIEWS IN PARAS 1 AND 2 OF WASHINGTON TELEGRAM
988 VOULD INDICATE THAT A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH
• HONG KONG, NOT ONLY IN REGARD TO TRADE IN TEXTILES, BUT ALSO FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE IN ITS WIDEST SENSE. IN THIS SITUATION 1:-
(A) AGREE WITH PARA 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM 769 THAT WE SHOULD SIT TIGHT FOR THE TIME BEING (NO APPROACH HAVING BEEN RECEIVED BY
ME FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL) SEMICOLON BUT
(0)
CONSIDER THAT HONG KONG MUST BE PREPARED (AND ALLOWED)
TO NEET WITH THE AMERICANS IF AND WHEN THEY REQUEST
CONVERSATIONS (A VERBATIM REPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS
CONFERENCE OF 11TH MARCH QUOTES FLANIGAN AS SAYING 'I WOULD
EXPECT CONVERSATIONS PERHAPS LEADING TO NEGOTIATIONS WOULD BE
INITIATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE').
2. IF NO MOVE HAS BEEN MADE BY THE U.S. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
NEEKS WE MIGHT HAVE TO CONSIDER (A) ABOVE, POSSIBLY IN THE LIGHT
OF THE TEXTILE DISCUSSIONS IN THE MARGIN OF THE INFORMAL MEETING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES IN GENEVA AT THE END OF APRIL (UKMIS GENEVA
TELEGRAM 821 TO YOU REFERS).
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