DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
1 VICTORIA STREET
Incorporated in briefs
LONDON S.W.1
01 222 7877
12 December 1973
E Youde Esq CMG MBE
Room W90
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Downing Street West Whitehall
London SW1
Dear Me Youde,
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THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
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R
REGA
14 DECIS
HKK 3/5+8/7.
12/12
Richard Crowson sent us earlier today the draft speaking note for talks with members of EXCO and LEGCO. I am bound to say that I do not feel too comfortable about the 'disparity of interests' theme.
2
It seemed to me that it would be happier if instead we separated out, in his paragraph 3, those issues on which it is not in the gift of HMG to take independent action (eg the EEC's GSP, textile policy in Europe, oil, Chinese representa- tion in Hong Kong) from those issues which are strictly bilateral.
3
As you will see from the attached redraft, we should also prefer a less reproachful reference to the loss of the mass transit contract.
4 We are telephoning our comments on the steering brief separately.
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I am copying this letter to the recipients of your drafts and to David Royce in OFP, DTI.
Увалаа
sincere
Ramme hackey
(Miss MJ Lackey)
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