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CONFIDENTIAL

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The Stadt

Foreign artd Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AL

JB Ingram Esq

Department of Trade

CRE1

1 Victoria Street

LONDON SW1

Jean John,

160

Ihn. Vant's purposed ducft

to the Jordan's telegurn

reply

Telephone 01-on

GSP tautin is attached.

It seems

Your reference

all with to

the main

particularly the

Our reférence

Date

HONG KONG AND THE GENFRALISED SCHEME OF PREFERINCES

"thurin that it would be 14 October 1974 this stage.

си

Свивать

t

Link GSi ith the MFA

megotiations

maint un

ト идълинны

and for 11... t

on Anticle 3

You will have seen from Hong Kong telegram No 1017 that Jordan has fired another round in the Hong Kong GSP battle. He raises several points about the Vommunity's current discussions on the USP arrangements for 1975 and also suggests that the time has come to establish a link between the GSP and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement.

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In

I do not agree that it would be useful to establish such a link. fact I think that it could be seriously damaging to the Hong Kong cause. have had a shot at a draft reply to the Hong Kong telegram and I enclose copies of it for you and other recipients. It would be useful if I could have comments by 12.00 hours on Tuesday 15 October.

TNCLS:

Copied to:

Miss T C Welch

Your sincerely, Roger.

RD Hart

I

Telegram

suspended

we will

now discuss with

European Integration Department (External)

in London

Jordan P/A

16/10

Department of Trade

CRE 2

B Lodge Esq

Department of Trade

Chmicals & Textiles Division

Millbank Towers

K Hanna Esq

HKIOD

FCO

N Nown Esq

TRIED

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