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TELEGRAM NUMBER BTC 121 OF 30 SEPTEMBER
FOR CLIFT, HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT
MY BTC 119. HK TV EXPORTS
I HAVE JUST SEEN MRS RILEY'S UNNUMBERED INDUS OF 29 SEPTEMBER (33 TO THE GOVERNOR. THIS STATES INTER ALIA THAT HMG QUOTE WOULD WELCOME POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES UNQUOTE
FOR THE RADIO INDUSTRY COUNCIL'S EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE INDUSTRY
TO INDUSTRY AGREEMENTS.
2. I HAVE WARNED GOVERNMENT HOUSE INFORMALLY THAT I HAVE SOUGHT CLARIFICATION OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE FCO AND HAVE
SPOKEN TO DORWARD WHO REITERATES THAT HE WILL NOT ENDORSE VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIVE NEGOTIATIONS (SEE MY BTC 57 OF 10 APRIL). FURTHERMORE HE TOO BELIEVES THAT IT IS FOR HMG TO FOLLOW UP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THE INFORMATION ABOUT TAIWANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN TRANSSHIPMENTS PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. DORWARD IS TELEPHONING PETER WISE AT THE HK GO TO CHECK WHETHER THE DOI APPROACH HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
3. THE RIC DELEGATION ARRIVES HERE TONIGHT. I SHALL ACCOMPANY THEM WHEN THEY CALL ON DORWARD TOMORROW. I SHALL WARN THEM THAT THEY CAN EXPECT TO MEET A STRAIGHT BAT.
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