OUT TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 466 OF 17/7 CYPHER/CAT A UNIT 10 IMMEDIATE
BEECHING
SECRET
FROM CARTER.
YOUR TEL NO 565.
U.K. TEXTILE COUNCIL REPORT.
YOU WILL HAVE SEEN OUR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM (AGREED INTERDEPARTMENTALLY) NOTIFYING DECISION TAKEN BY CABINET LAST NIGHT ON TARIFF RECOMMENDATION. I GREATLY REGRET THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A POSITION TO OFFER YOU ANY GUIDANCE BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN OUR TEL NO 454.
2. DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS WILL FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE AND ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR YOUR GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT ITS CONSIDERED VIEWS IN AN UNHURRIED FASHION. FOR THIS REASON I HOPE THAT DELEGATION CAN BE POSTPONED. HOWEVER, I FULLY REALISE HOW DIFFICULT IT WILL BE FOR YOU TO URGE VALID GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT: AND, IF YOU DECIDE THAT DELEGATION MUST COME NOW, WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO SECURE MINISTERIAL APPOINT- MENTS. THIS SHOULD NOT PRESENT DIFFICULTY SO FAR AS F.C.O. IS CONCERNED, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE BOARD OF TRADE MINISTERS MIGHT REGARD EARLY MEETING AS PREMATURE AND AS SERVING NO USEFUL PURPOSE AT THIS STAGE.
3. I STILL SEE ADVANTAGE IN RECEIVING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FURTHER TELEGRAM MENTIONED IN LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 1 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO AVOID REFERENCE IN IT TO THIS SERIES OF TELEGRAMS BEGINNING WITH OUR TEL NO 401.
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