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which might take place early in the New Year, on the role of the Community Institutions and the place of the Economic and Social Committee and Trades Union representation on it. Mr Murray said. the TUC would give further thought to this matter and would communicate again with Mr Callaghan.
Hong Kong
17. Mr Murray referred to the value of the TUC's recent discussions with the Governor of Hong Kong. The TUC thought that an area of opportunity was provided by the existence of an independent group of trade unions from which someone might be selected to serve on the Colony's Legislative Council. This would be good for trade unionism within Hong Kong. Mr Callaghan said he had reinforced this view in his discussions with the Governor and had asked him to report on this possibility. He had also emphasised to the Governor the view that people were needed on the Legislative Council with a wider social background. In reply to Mr Murray's view that an academic researcher on the trade union and industrial relations situation in Hong Kong should be accompanied by persons with practical experience of trade union and managerial problems, Mr Callaghan said that this must be viewed against the Governor's firm conviction that if a research project were to be successful, it should be a low key, academic study carried out in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong. He should also add some background information: the Governor wished to secure assent in Hong Kong to the terms of a new Defence Agreement which was certain to be controversial and should be concluded before any other projects were undertaken which were also likely to occasion widespread criticism within the Colony. In these circumstances there was a clear case for a researcher, such as Dr McCarthy, to undertake the main outlines of the study and then, after 3 or 4 months, to look at what part the TUC and the CBI might be able to play. There was a good case for accepting the Governor's views on this as to do otherwise might only make his task of completing the Defence Agreement more difficult. Mr Jones thought there was a good case for a retired trade unionist to be associated with this project and Mr Murray suggested that the start of the enquiry might be deferred until after the Defence Agreement is concluded.
Southern Africa
18. Mr Callaghan referred to the difficulties of moving forward in Rhodesia because of the continuing split in the African National Council and identified Angola as the present most dangerous source of trouble in Southern Africa. He would be speaking to Dr Kissinger about the Angolan situation later this week. That country might well become a Vietnam for the Soviet Union and present dangers were increased by South African intervention which he now knew to be taking place. Britain's policy was not to recognise the MPLA, the FNLA or UNITA.
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