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FM BRUSSELS 121408Z
10 JUL 1974
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1974
TO PRIORITY COVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 46 OF 12 JULY/INFO PRIORITY F C O ROME AND UKNIS GENEVA (FOR DORWARD/PEARSON) INFO SAVING
UKREP BRUSSELS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
FROM DODGE
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HONG KONG REPRESENTATIONS IN COMMUNITY CAPITALS.
1. YOU WILL HAVE NOTED IN THE REPORTS FROM COPENHAGEN, BONN AND
BRUSSELS THE EXTREMELY USEFUL PART WHICH TSAO HAS ALREADY PLAYED
IN THIS EXERCISE. I FEEL WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAPITALISE ON HIS FORTUITOUS PRESENCE IN CUROPE AND SUCGEST HE SHOULD ASSIST ME THROUGH THE REST OF THE VISITS (WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF DUBLIN).
2. TSAO HAS GIVEN ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS THINGS NOW STAND, THIS WOULD NOT PREVENT HIM FROM MEETING HIS COMMITMENTS IN LONDON NOR.
PERHAPS EVEN THOSE IN GENEVA,
3. I LEARNED FROM THE ROME EMBASSY THIS MORNING THAT DORWARD HAS
UNFORTUNATELY STILL BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THEM AS REQUESTED IN
PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELNO 1 TO ROME. ASSUMING YOU CONCUR IN THE
ABOVE PROPOSAL WITH REGARD TO TSAO, MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU
RELEASE DORWARD FROM THE COMMITMENT AND ADVISE ROME ACCORDINGLY.
F C O PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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MR BUTLER
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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
6. GRAFTON STREET LONDON W.1