OCMIAN 6114
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GRS 163
CONFIDENTIAL
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 962
OF 021515Z APRIL 87
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BRUSSELS FOR WEBB-JOHNSON
YOUR TELNO 1300: 1987 CCC COUNCIL MEETING
1.
WE REGRET THAT WE HAVE DIFFIFCULTY WITH YOUR SUGGESTION
THAT WILSON SHOULD ATTEND
THIS COUNCIL MEETING. DELEGATIONS WERE ORIGINALLY RESTRICTED TO
ONLY TWO SEATS EACH. WE HAVE ALREADY ASKED TO BE ALLOCATED TWO
MORE TO ACCOMMODATE WILLIAMSON AND LI. HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
ARE THEREFORE RELUCTANT TO GO BACK ONCE AGAIN TO ASK FOR YET
ANOTHER SEAT.
2. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. WE FEEL THAT
IT WOULD BE RATHER DISPROPORTIONATE, IN ADVANCE OF HONG KONG
BECOMING A SEPARATE MEMBER OF THE CCC, FOR THE HONG KONG
REPRESENTATION ON THE UK DELEGATION TO OUTNUMBER THE UK MEMBERS.
WE HOPE YOU CAN ACCEPT THIS ON THIS OCCASION. ONCE YOU HAVE
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR OWN RIGHT, IT WILL OF COURSE BE OPEN TO YOU
TO SEEK AGREEMENT FROM THE CCC FOR WHATEVER LEVEL OF ATTENDANCE
YOU JUDGE NECESSARY.
HOWE
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MR. GILLMORE
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COPIES TO,
MISS J. HEALD
H.M.C.E. RM 236. KINGS BEAM HSE.
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