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BRITAIN AND THE E.E.C.

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63

13 NOV 1967

HW B

CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS

First Session 24th October, 1967

at 10.30 0.1.

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United Kingdom Delegation

Sir A. Snelling (in the Chair)

Commonwealth Office

Mr. F.G.K. Gallagher

Commonwealth Office

Mr. P. Selwyn

Commonwealth Office

Mr. W.3. Carter

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Mr. C.J. Audland

Mr. G.I. Brown

Mr. J.M. Healey

Mr. J.R.D. Gildea

Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Office

Mr. J.A.B. Darlington

Mr. M.P.V. Hannam

Board of Trade

Board of Trade

Principal British Trade

Commissioner, Hong Kong

Secretary:

Miss K.J. Lawrence

Hong Kong Delegation

Mr. J.J. Cowperthwaite

Mr. C.P. Haddon-Cave

Mr. P.C.M. Sedgwick

Mr. D.G. Jeaffreson

Mir

J.H. Martin

Financial Secretary,

Hong Kong

Deputy Economic Director

(Acting) Hong Kong

Hong Kong Government Office,

London

Commerce and Industry

Department, Hong Kong Hong Kong Government

Representative, Brussels

Opening Remarks

Sir A. Snelling welcomed members of the Hong Kong

Delegation.

2.

He gave an account of the progress that had been made in our

approach to Europe since July. No official reports had been

received about the E.E.C. Council of Ministers' Meeting

currently being held in Luxembourg. But, whatever the outcome

of this meeting, the British Government's attitude was likely

to be, as the Prime Minister had already said, that we would not

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