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PRIORITY HONG KONG
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PA
24 FEBRUARY 1969
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PRIORITY HONG-KONG TELNO M50 TO PARIS.
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ADDRESSED PARIS AS MYTEL NO. M50 OF 24TH FEBRUARY RFI BRUSSELS,
FCO, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE AND UKMIS GENEVA.
FOLLOWING FOR WILCOX.
FRENCH TRADE TALKS.
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BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NO. 12 TO HONG KONG REFERS. AS DODGE IS
SICK, COULD YOU PLEASE REMIND BAUDRY THAT THEY UNDERTOOK TO
GIVE US MINIMUM FIFTEEN DAYS NOTICE OF DATES PREFERRED FOR TALKS.
(SEE BRUSSELS NO. 3 REPEATED TO YOU.) WE HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON
THIS AND WOULD NOT NOW BE READY BY END OF FEBRUARY.
OF OTHER COMMITMENTS WE STILL NEED ADEQUATE NOTICE.
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IN VIEW
GRATEFUL IF YO WOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WE CAN BE EXPECTED
TO WISH TO DISCUSS OMISSION FROM FRENCH NOTIFICATION TO GATT OF
RESIDUAL IMPORT RESTRICTIONS (GATT L/2981/ADD, 16 OF 8TH JANUARY
1969) OF
(A) CERTAIN ITEMS STILL UNDER RESTRICTION WHEN IMPORTED FROM
HONG KONG SEMI COLON
(3)
REFERENCE TO DISCRIMINATORY NATURE OF RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORT
FROM HONG KONG OF ITEMS INC UDED IN THE NOTIFICATION.
(COUNSELLOR CHONG KONG AFFAIRS) GENEVA MEMORANDUM 10/69 OF
22JAN. REFERS. I HAVE ASKED HIM TO COPY TO YOU.)
FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PARIS, BRUSSELS, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
LONDON OFFICE AND UKMIS GENEVA.
SIR D. TRENCH
/REPEATED TO PARIS, BRUSSELS, U.K. MISSION GENEVA.
COPIES SENT TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE
BY COMMS. DEPT. A.D.R.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
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