LETTER
H.E. Sir David C.C. Trench K.C.M.G., M.C.
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
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H.E. The Rt.
Hon. J. Freeman Washington (PERSONAL)
You will have had a report of the meeting
between Mr. Stans and his party and officials of
the Hong Kong Government led by John Cowperthwaite
on 17 May and will know that at one point Stans
showed considerable irritation at cross-questioning
by Cowperthwaite about points arising from his
opening statement of the American case.
gather that after the meeting Stans expressed
privately his displeasure not at the substance of
the Hong Kong case (I suspect that he was rather
expecting this) but at the manner of its
presentation.
Indeed I
We entirely support the line which Cowperthwaite
took in casting doubts on the validity of the
US case on economic grounds and in pointing out
the political and economic problems which the
American proposals could create for Hong Kong.
It is not my purpose to go into the reasons
for the unhappy atmosphere of the meeting.
What does worry us however is the danger that
Stana' annoyance with the way he considers he was
treated in Hong Kong could be reflected in decisions
by the US Department of Commerce in fields other
than textiles which might be adverse to Hong
Kong's interests.
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