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TO PRIGRITY FCO TEL NO CODEL 18 OF 12 JANUARY INFO PRLORLIY VASHINGTON UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) HONG KONG AND TOKYO AUR TOFO SAVING BRUSSELS
HONG KONG TEL. NO. 19
MTU 15/353/1
I AM REPORTING SEPARATELY THE COMMUNITY STATEMENT ON HONG KONG AT THE MEETING OF DEPUTIES ON 12 JANUARY AND MY REPLY.
2. I DECIDED IN THE EVENT THAT IT WOULD NOT RE IN OUR OR POUG KONG'S INTEREST TO MAKE THE POINT SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KOPS TELEGRAM UNDER REPERTPCE. 10 HAVE DONE SO LOULA HAVE DEEN' TO RISK OPERING UP A DISCUSSION OF DETAIL, WITH THE COMMUNITY STRAIGHT AWAY AND THUS JEOPARDISING THE CLEAR A'D TINE UIVOCAL STATEMENT OF THE COMFUPITY'S KILLINGNESS TO
BICLUDE HONG KONG IN ITS SCHCHE WHICH IS NOW FIRMLY OR THE FECORD.
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3. A TO THE POHIT IN PARA, OF THE HONG KONG TELEORAP DEPTH REFERFACE, THE FORMULATION FRALLY USED PY THE COMMUNITY (PARA. P(111) OF THEIR STATEMENT) GOES SOME WAY TO MEET THE PITRERATION WHICH RỘNG PONG WOULD PROFCR.
4. 1 90°E THAT VE CAN NOW GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO THS GEFUR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AS I AM REPORTING SEPARATELY, THE CUT- STARDING POINTS WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAVE STILL TO PESCLVE ARE NOT OF GREAT HUPORTANCE AND ARE UPTTRELY PATERIALLY TO AFFECT THE OFFER VHICH IS AS SET OUT IN THE VORKING GROUP REPORT THIGH VE ALREADY HAVE. THERE WORD SELM TO BE COPSIDERAPLE ALVANTACT I THE CONTEXT BOTH OF THE LARGEPEPT NEGOTIATIONS APR OF THE
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CTAD GENERALISED PREFERANCE SCHEKE IT CUR FORECLOSING OF THE CORNUPITY OFFER QUICYLY, IF POSSIBLE 1 TIME TO RECORD MIKTSPTRIAN ACRFEMELT AT THE NEXT MINISTERIAL MEETING OF FEPRUARY,
5. THE QUESTION ARISES WHETHER WE SHOULD SPEK AT THIS STAGE APY IMPROVEMENTS : THE COMMUNITY OFFER. SEEN FROM HERE THERE IS VIPTUALLY TO CHARCE THAT WE COULD IN FACT SUCCEER I MEGOTIATTEG SUCH IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS ONLY WITH THE GREATEST WIFFICULTY PHAT THIS RUCH HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROP THE CORTUNITY, THE COTH HY T LIKE Y TO ARGUE THAT THE PCTAD PREFERENCE SCHOME IS FOT
& PATTER FOR NEGOTIATION, WHICH IS A VIEW ME HAVE ORSH TES Fer och en HARY CCASIONS: AMD THEY WILL PORT CUT THAT IT
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