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PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 19
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL/
TO HONG KONG
7 APRIL 1969
ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 19 OF 7 APRIL REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO FCO UKMIS GENEVA UKMIS BRUSSELS TOKYO SEOUL
AND TAMSUI.
MY TEL NO 1050 OF 3 APRIL TO FCO: U.S. TEXTILE TALKS.
IT IS INFORMALLY CONFIRMED THAT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE STANS WILL VISIT HONG KONG ON 17 MAY AFTER KOREA AND TAIWAN. ARRANGEMENTS WILL
PROBABLY BE MADE THROUGH U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL: NO DETAILS
ARE YET AVAILABLE EXCEPT THAT HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NEHMER,
GREENWALKD, MALMGREN AND OTHERS.
2. IT SEEMS MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU OBTAIN REPORTS ON TALKS
IN JAPAN, KOREA AND TAIWAN BEFORE MISSION REACHES HONG KONG.
3. IT IS OF COURSE CONCEIVABLE THAT IF ADEQUATELY REBUFFED IN
EUROPE STANS MAY CANCEL FAR EAST PROJECT BUT IT IS UNLIKELY AS HE
HAS OTHER SUBJECTS BESIDES TEXTILES TO DISCUSS WITH JAPANESE.
4. FCO, GENEVA AND BRUSSELS PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG OFFICES.
FCO PASS PRIORITY TO HONG KONG AND ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA TOKYO
UKMIS BRUSSELS SEOUL AND TAMSUI.
MR. FREEMAN
REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TRADE POLICY DEPT.
COMMODITIES DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
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RECEIVED IN [ARCHIVES NO.31
10 APR 1969
HKK
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