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170

I have

thought

and

qwen

have decided agamet jackinęs

This careful

up

at-

This stage

Hong Kong's reference

possibility

To the fact that my might in due course be

h

Jaced

2:12

The choice of abandoning

Commonwealth Preference

in

order li

to qualify

un der

12 U.S.

Scheme.

2. S

do not think there

can

be

arry

doubl

That H.K. is fully aware of the

significance of this issue. And now it must realize that, ÿ further comideration The generalized schemes put forward

by devel

in

oped countries does indeed result-

conclusions

that

involve the

dismantling of her preference

wangements

( which would include

EEC

an well

an

Commonwealiz arrangements),

then extensive exchanges between the U.K.

and

Commonwealth developing

be necessary.

countries will

3. Hong Kong is not proposing to take

any

initiative

сл

This issue.

5t is merely

LAST PAPER

agreed

in Hong Kong Tel. No. 5-6 to

Washington

at (166)

That information

will be put together for selective use

To counter any tendency of the Americains