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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR ONLY) TELNO 890 OF 18 NOVEMBER INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS.
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MR JUDD
YOUR TELNO 1164: EEC/HONG KONG TEXTILES
1. YOU ARE AWARE (TELECON THOMPSON/JORDAN) OF THE LATEST DEVELOP-
MENTS IN BRUSSELS.
2. THE COMMISSION HAVE INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO PROCEED
WITH AUTONOMOUS MEASURES AGAINST HONG KONG AND SOUTH KOREA, TO TAKE
EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1978. COMMISSIONER HAFERKAMP WILL INFORM THE
21 NOVEMBER COUNCIL OF THIS DECISION. MR DELL WILL BE PRESENT AT
THAT COUNCIL AND WILL SPEAK ON THE TEXTILES ITEM FOR THE UK.
3. BURGESS WAS SUMMONED BY THE COMMISSION AT 1400Z TODAY TO BE TOLD
THAT THE COMMISSION'S NEGOTIATORS NOW HAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO BEGIN
DISTRIBUTING HONG KONG'S QUOTA ON MONDAY MORNING TO SUCH COUNTRIES AS
INDIA, SRI LANKA, ETC.
4. UKREP BRUSSELS HAVE TOLD THE COMMISSION THATTHE UK COULD NOT
APPROVE OF THE PROPOSED PARCELLING OUT OF HONG KONG'S QUOTA, ON
WHICH MR DELL HAD RECEIVED A PERSONAL ASSURANCE FROM COMMISSIONER
DAVIGNON. THEY ADDED THAT THE UK VIEW WAS THAT THE HONG KONG SIDE
WERE NEARING A POINT OF DECISION ABOUT WHETHER TO RESUME
NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT NO IRREVERSIBLE STEPS SHOULD THUS BE TAKEN
BY THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION TOOK NOTE.
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