RESTRICTED
HAD INFORMALLY DISCUSSED THIS PROPOSAL WITH THE HONG KONG TEXTILE
DELEGATION THAT MORNING. MILLS HAD WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COMPENSATION
THE COMMUNITY WAS PREPARED TO OFFER IN RETURN FOR SUCH A MAJOR
CONCESSION ON THEIR PART. THE COMMISSION HAD ASKED THE HONG KONG
DELEGATION WHAT COMPENSATION THEY WOULD NEED. MILLS WILL BE THINKING ABOUT THIS AND WILL REVERT.
10. THE COMMISSION SAID THAT IN THE MEANTIME THEY HOPED THAT MEMBER STATES WOULD AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO JEOPARDISE THE WHOLE OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT FOR THIS SMALL ISSUE. THE BELGIANS ACQUIESCED QUIETLY.
FCO ADVANCE TO:
FCO
CAB
DOI
STERN EID(E): H.K.D.
HARRIS
MISS LOWNE: FARRY: BROWN (CT)
DOT MISS MACFARLANE: LOUGHEAD (CRE1): GRAY
FCO PASS SAVING UKMIS GENEVA AND ANKARA.
MAITLAND
AS
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FRAME EXTERNAL
EID (E)
SED
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MR HABERT
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DISTRIBUMON
FRAME
COPIES
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ADVANCE
ADDRESSEES
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