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CYPHER/CAT A

ROUTINE HONG KONG

Inference ale

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 522

2 JULY 1969

CONFIDENTIAL [NEUTRAL]

85

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 522 OF 2 JULY RFI UKMIS GENEVA

(COPY TO DORWARD) AND UKDEL OECD PARIS.

YOUR TELEGRAM 418 : UNCTAD PREFERENCES.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO DORWARD ATTENDING OECD AD HOC

GROUP MEETINGS UNTIL JONES RETURNS TO EUROPE.

2. ALTHOUGH I SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON THE PROGRESS (OR LACK OF IT)

LIKELY TO BE MADE BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK, THE POSITION, FOR HONG

KONG AT LEAST, HAS NOW REACHED SUCH A CRUCIAL STAGE THAT I WOULD

FOR PREFER IT IF DORWARD WENT TO THE MEETINGS IN JULY, THERE IS,

INSTANCE, SOME POSSIBILITY THAT AT LEAST A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF

DENEFICIARY COUNTRIES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE QUESTIONING ON

SUBMISSIONS.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA AND UKDEL OECD PARIS.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

TRADE POLICY DEPT

HONG KONG DEPT

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51.

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- 4 JUL 1969

WICK 6/12

CONFIDENTIAL

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