K
2049
18.57
24312 UKECER E
DTITO ER LONDON
IMMEDIATE
SERIAL NC MT 01732 CF 20 FENRUARY
IMMEDIATE
FROM ROBIN HOPE CT 1 E
FOR STATHAM E E BCNN,
GERMANY.
REPEATED: UK REP EEC ERUSSELS
F E BRUSSELS
E E PARIS
BE COPENHAGEN
BE THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS BE DUBLIN, IRISH REPUBLIC BE ROME, ITALY
B E LUXEMBOURG
E E HONG KONG
NCN-CCTTCN TEXTILES FROM HONG KONG
IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING IN ERUSSELS ON 22 FEBRUARY CF THE ORKING GROUP ON TEXTILES, ME WOULD BE GLAD TO KNC THE LATEST POSITION ON GERMAN REACTIONS TC HONG KING'S UNILATERAL ACTION. WE KNOW THAT DODGE IS IN BONN TODAY FOR DISCUSSIONS ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE EXPORT LICENSING AND LIMITATION INTRODUCED BY HONG KONG. E VOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN INDICATION OF THE LINE LIKELY TO BE TAKEN BY THE GERMANS CN 2 FEBRUARY. IN PARTICULAR, ARE THEY LIKELY TO LRGE THAT THE COMMISSION BE GRANTED A MANDATE TO NEGOTIATE CN FEHALF OF GERMANY (AND PERHAPS HENELUX), CA. THE GROUNDS THAT HONG KONG'S ACTION_HAS_NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, CR ILL THEY EE CONTENT WITH THE PREVENT SITUATION.
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