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Your telegram 513
There is and could be no repetition of events in the Swedish case because Jordan was told by Snelling
at meeting on 13th June that the constitutional position i had always been quite clear: that you had no authority to enter into negotiations and/or conclude agreements with third countries except under Article 4 of the
Jordan Aad
1.1.A.1 that Hong Kong had always accepted that
liong Kong must keep her policies in line with those of
the United Kingdom.
2. The Canadian position was discussed at a further peeting on 23rd June. We did not discuss what, if anything, should be done to meet the Canadian difficulties because Jordan said that, although he
would be eiting Ottawa and would be seeing r. Rodney Grey, there would be no negotiations for the time being. or our side
also emade it clear that there should be no discussion of possible rest mint levels, The position remains that H..G. have not agreed that Hong Kong should enter into negotiations with the Canadians in restraints
outside the c tton field.
3. Your record of the Ottawa mecting vas dosed
26th July and a copy reached us on 5th August. No copics appear to have been sent to the Board of Trade, as has
been customary.
:
were not told that you wore
contemplating entering into negotiations with the Canadians; no authority was sought to discuss non- cotton iteLs; and the date of the Leting was not In the
us. le mere circumstances arranged, so it should have been, through us.
particularly disturbed to find that you had consulted
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