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of their telegram)

on

them

getting [ the Americans] to

recognise that the international consequences are

Unacceptable

and len

proposed

is tactically right; as being a harder

ommodating line than that are

accomm

in the paper and more

the Americans any unpression

behely

L

to avoid Guing

that

ini frenaple

12 0.45.

were

prepared

は

go along

with

Their

ideas."

3.

Пи

paper.

second point concerns para 9 (a) of the

reading

Ś thank Mr. Stewart in bone in to

waterpreting the first centence

es and there

ん

a

meaning which

When he suggests that it sarous

of Sacrifang Hong Kong to in the interests of our

EEC ambitions.

Since

Sam

am sure it we are only that,

Ar Stamé discussions with EEC should throw more

light on his dyectives and the strength of Eargean

opposition, we

shored postpone on tactic's. This

seeme

a

final decision

reasonable enough.

But what does not seem to me

to be reasonable we showed indicate to the Americans, is that the at this stage

without any l

of qualification,

kind

Should widicate that

We would be happy to see them Americant

move bilaterally agamit low cost producers

wichuding Hong Kong

paper

The book says

and certainly, a

Hong Kong would not like

this. But y tactically it is wise

necessary

to show our hand to this extent at-this