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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 1136 OF 13 NOVEMBER INFO BRUSSELS.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE FROM GOVERNOR.
UKREP BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NUMBER 3.
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I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR HONG KONG
BY YOURSELF AND ALL THE OTHERS CONCERNED. RELIEVED TO HEAR SO AMES CAME UP TO SCRATCH.
2. OUR LINE WILL BE TO EMPHASIZE THE STRONG EFFORTS THAT HAD
TO BE MADE TO ACHIEVE THE REMOVAL OF MOST OF THE DISCRIMINATION
ON FOOTWEAR: TO MAKE THE POINT IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM: TO
DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PHRASE IN QUOTES IN YOUR PARA 4: TO
WELCOME THE DECISION TO UNDERTAKE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE SCHEME, INDICATING THAT SOME MEMBER STATES AT LEAST RECOGNISE THAT THERE
MAY BE A CASE FOR MORE RADICAL MODIFICATION OF THE SCHEME: AND
TO PLAY DOWN THE DECISION ON THE 'SUPER-COMPETITIVE'.
3. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS PUBLIC REACTION HERE. WE SHALL
MAKE THE MOST OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS, AND I THINK THAT THERE IS
A FAIR CHANCE THAT WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED WILL BE RECOGNISED AS
A REAL STEP FORWARD AND AS OPENING THE WAY TO FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
MACLEHOSE
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