CONFIDENTIAL
RECORD OF A MEETING BETWEEN LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS AND THE GOVERNOR
OF
NG KONG HELD IN THE FORLIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ON
TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER AT 10.45 am
Those Present:
Lord Goronwy-Roberts
Sir Duncan Watson
Mr Larmour
Mr Male
Mr O'Keeffe
Mr Galsworthy
Mr Hurst, Deputy Labour Adviser
Mr Milton
Mr Janvrin
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Sir Murray MacLehose
Mr Kidd, Hong Kong Government ¦
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DEFENCE COSTS
5. The Governor asked that it should be put on record that he was very anxious that any announcement on restrictions on Hong Kong imports into the UK should not coincide with the publication of the new Defence Agreement. He urged that strong support be given to the Secretary of State for Trade's view that there should be no import restrictions on Hong Kong textiles. Lord Goronwy-Roberts accepted the point that such a coincidence coul upset 18 months' work on the Defence Agreement and undertook to convey the Governor's views to the Secretary of State..
Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Department
22 December 1975
Distribution
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PS/Mr Ennals
F/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
Mr Larmour
Mr Cortazzi
Mr Male
Mr Stanley
Mr Kidd, ¡IKGO
Mr O'Keeffe
Mr Bentley, FED
OLA
OPA
Political Adviser, Hong Kong
Chancery, Peking
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