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FM HONG KONG 200815Z
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1331 OF 20 NOVEMBER. 1973
YOUR TELEGRAM 1184: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: EEC GENERALISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES.
WE HAVE ONLY TWO COMMENTS. LATEST FIGURES SHOW ONLY SEVEN OF THE INCREASES WHERE THE EUTOIRS HAVE BEEN RAISED INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT HONG KONG TRADE AND ALSO OF THE NINE PRODUCTS TAKEN FROM THE SENSITIVE LIST ONLY ONE IS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO US IN TRADE TERMS.
FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKIOD
CID
PARLY UNIT
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
6 GRAFTON STREET W 1
PS/MR ROYLE
SIR D WATSON
MR YOUDE
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