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IMMEDIATE BRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NO. 551

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[NEUTRAL]

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

10 OCTOBER 1967

ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 27 OF 10 OCTOBER. FOLLOWING FROM PORTER.

YOUR TELNO B16:

REPORT CONTAINS ONLY ONE VERY BRIEF REFERENCE TO HONG KONG WHICH SAYS SIMPLY THAT IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG WILL PRESENT A PROBLEM.

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INCIDENTALLY, MARTIN SPOKE BRIEFLY TO LORD CHALFONT WHO ! BELIEVE SAID THAT IN FRENCH VIEW HONG KONG PRESENTS BIGGEST SINGLE PROBLEM RE U.K. ENTRY - BIGGER THAN, E. G., NEW ZEALAND QUESTION. PERHAPS THIS REMARK IS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AS STERLING, E.G. OBVIOUSLY MUST PRESENT EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT SITUATION WILL NOT BE EASY. DOUBTLESSLY MARTIN WILL REPORT FULLY ON RETURN TO BRUSSELS BUT IF YOU REQUIRE URGENT INFORMATION I SUGGEST YOU TELEGRAPH PARIS.

F.O. PASS IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG AS MYTEL 27.

SIR R. BARCLAY

SENT AT 0938Z 10 OCT '67

RECD AT 0938Z 10 OCT '67

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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F.O. E.R.D.

C.O. HONG KONG DEPT.

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