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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 697 OF 8 SEPT
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1. DONALD MURRAY HAS SHOWN ME YOUR LETTER OF 3 SEPTEMBER ABOUT THE MULTI- FIBRE AGREEMENT.
2. I RECOGNISE. THE VALIDITY OF YOUR CONCERNS JUST AS I KNOW YOU WILL RECOGNISE THE REAL POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES AT THIS END. WE OURSELVES SHALL NOT HAVE A VERY CLEAR PERCEPTION OF THE POSITION UNTIL WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE COMMISSION'S IDEAS WITH TRAN WHO WILL BE IN LONDON TOMORROW. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS AND YOUR LETTER WE SHALL SUBMIT TO MINISTERS EARLY NEXT WEEK,
1 SHOULD PREFER TO LEAVE OVER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER YOU NEED COME BACK TO LONDON UNTIL WE HAVE HAD A PRELIMINARY INDICATION OF MINISTERIAL VIENS, YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR FROM ME AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
OWEN
NO DISTRIBUTION HD/HK & GD HD/EID (3) FS/PUS
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY MR FRETWELL
COPIES TO:
MR MILTON HK & GD
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