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TO PRIORITY COVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 522 OF 3 JUNE INFO UKREP BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA (FOR DORWARD)
1..
YOUR TEL NO 585 (NOT TO UKREP BRUSSELS): EEC AND GOP
IN THE COURSE OF A PASSAGE ON GSP IN MY RENEGOTIATION STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL ON 4 JUNE EXPECT TO SAY THE
FOLLOWING ON HONG KONG:-
QUOTE WE NEED A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT 1 THE POSITION
OF HONG KONG WHERE AT PRESENT THE UK HAS TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST ONE OF ITS OWN TERRITORIES UNQUOTE.
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12.51
GRATEFUL IF UKREP BRUSSELS COULD ARRANGE FOR THE RELEVANT
EXTRACT TO BE TELEGRAPHED TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER
THE STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
2. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH FURTHER LATER THIS WEEK ABOUT THE
QUESTION OF PRESENTING THE MEMORANDUM ON HONG KONG AND THE
GOP IN EEC CAPITALS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL THAT THIS SHOULD BE DONE BY EMBASSIES.
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