CYPHER CAT A
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 674. CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
26 AUGUST 1969.
FOLLOWING FOR WILFORD FROM GOVERNOR.
YOUR TELEGRAM 563.
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Para)
THANK YOU FOR THE FURTHER INFORMATION.
JORDAN WILL BE AVAILABLE
IT SEEMS A PITY NO
ON 27 AUGUST FOR THE MEETING WITH YOU.
CRE OFFICIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE SINCE IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS
BEING MORE A MATTER OF EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS THAN
POLICY TOWARDS BRITISH INDUSTRY, THEY TOO ARE DIRECTLY CONCERNED.
2.
YOUR STATEMENT OF THE THREE SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION IS.
APPROXIMATELY CORRECT, BUT I HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:-
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(A) YOUR PARA 2(A) AND YOUR PARA. 3. I'ASK FOR HONG KONG'S VIEWS
AND INTERESTS TO BE FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE ANY POLICY
PROPOSALS ARE FORMULATED WHICH IT IS INTENDED TO IMPOSE ON
HONG KONG: WHEREAS, TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE NOT TO BE
IMPOSED ON HONG KONG I WOULD REQUEST NO MORE THAN CONSULTATION
ON ANY DECISION WHICH MAY INDIRECTLY AFFECT HONG KONG. BUT,
WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR PARA. 3. THIS ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT.
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT HONG KONG'S VIEWS BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
MERELY AT THE STAGE WHEN POLICY PROPOSALS ARE BEING FORMULATED
BY OFFICIALS, IF OUR VIEWS ON A MATTER WHICH MOST INTIMATELY CONCERNS
US DO NOT GAIN ACCEPTANCE THEY MUST CONCURRENCTLY BE FULLY
AND FAIRLY REPRESENTED TO MINISTERS WHEN THEY CONSIDER WHATEVER
OFFICIALS PROPOALS GO FORWARD.
LAGT
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