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An Mr. Goldemith is in eneva I upoke to Mr. Gain who !
for Paris on Sunday mud who will be representing the Unibon Kingdom at the next sound of 0.8.6.0discussion, which should last the whole of
womb meek, The Board of Wade seen fully alive to the need to safeguard the interests of Hong Kong and I think that for - moment we should assume that the Governor of Hong Kong would have no reason to find fault with the amount of attention which Whitehall have given to the Colony's interests. Mr. Jones drew up last week, apparently in consultation with Mr. Kemmis, a report on the present situation which has been sent to Hong
The Governor must therefore know exactly what the
present state of ploy is.
Me. Kermis thought it unlikely that it would be necessary Porce the lane of ilong Kong during next week's discussion bie Aneriema will probably not by then have produced any
tion of their own offer. He is prepared to do so if eeorary and will try to consult Mr. Jones (who will be in Geneva next week) by telephone on tactics. In these circum- stances I do not think we would be justified in pressing for a moeting with the Board of Trade at this stage but I told Mr. Kemmis that we might wish to have a meeting when we knew the results of next week's proceedings, particularly if the dice seem to be moving against Hong Kong.
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I am minuting separately on the issue of Rumania.
H="MY dore
Copy Sent to my Carter
Mr.
Av. Stewart
(W. I. Combs ) 10 October, 1969
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