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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 171 OF 13TH FEBRUARY, 1973. INFO ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA AND UKMIS NEW YORK.
YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 79 AND 93.
HONG KONG AND U.N. AGENCIES.
WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED MATERIAL PROMISED IN YOUR TELEGRAM
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NO. 93. BUT HAVING EXAMINED THE MATTER FURTHER, WE CONFIRM THAT, UNLESS THERE ARE POINTS OF WHICH WE ARE NOT AWARE, WE SHOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF HAVING OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE IN THE U K
DELEGATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. WE VALUE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP IN TOUCH DIRECTLY BOTH ON AGENDA ITEMS OF MOMENT TO US AND GENERALLY.
2. H M G IS CONTINUING ITS OBLIGATION TO REPORT TO 1 L O ON HONG KONG MATTERS (PARA 5(D) OF KEEBLE'S SUBMISSION OF 15 DECEMBER 1972). CONTINUED HONG KONG REPRESENTATION AT THE IL CONFERENCE IS THEREFORE QUITE LOGICAL, AND IT SEEMS MOST UNLIKELY THAT THE PRESENCE OF OUR MAN AT THE MEETING WOULD ALTER THE RECORD IN ANY WAY LIKELY TO EXCITE CHINESE CRITICISM, EVEN IF THE CPG WERE TO BE REPRESENTED. (CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR LABOUR ADVISER
INDICATES THAT UNTIL RECENTLY OUR PRESENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN WELCOME.
3. NATURALLY WE WOULD BE CONTENT THAT ANY DELEGATE FROM HONG KONG SHOULD KEEP A LOW PROFILE. HIS HONG KONG ORIGINS NEED NOT, PRESUMABLY, BE DECLARED.
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