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CYPHER/CATA

CONFIDENTIAL

ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TO

UKMIS GENEVA

TELEGRAM NUMBER 60

18 FEBRUARY 1970

(HKK 6/6)

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CONFIDENTIAL.

[ NEUTRAL]

ADDRESSED TO UKMIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NUMBER 69 OF 18 FEBRUARY

AND TO UKDEL BRUSSELS REPEATED FOR INFORMATION GOVERNOR HONG

KONG,

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 181.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ACT ON THE REQUEST HONG KONG

MAKES IN PARA 2 CF THEIR TELEGRAM AND DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF JONES'

MEMORANDUM NO. 16/72 FOR DEFENSIVE USE AS THE CORRECT RECORD OF

EEC/HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILE TALKS AT BRUSSELS ON 26 JANUARY IN THE EVENT THAT HONG KONG'S POSITION CONTINUES TO BE MISUNDER~

STOOD CR MIS-REPRESENTED IN THE COMMUNITY. NO DOUBT YOUR NOTE

EXPLAINING THE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EMPHASISE OUR CONCERN EXPRESSED IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 82 TO HONG KONG, THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO THE POSSIBLE PREJUDICE OF USEFUL CONTACT WITH

COMMISSION OFFICIALS.

WE AGREE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME ADVANTAGE IF UKDEL COULD ENSURE

THAT ERNST HAS NOW GOT THE HONG KONG POSITION STRAIGHT, PARTICUL-

ARLY IF HONG KONG THEMSELVES ARE NOT NOW TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO CLARIFY THEIR POSITION TO ERNST. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THERE-

FORE IF UKDEL BRUSSELS WOULD TAKE ACTION ACCORDINGLY,

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

W. E.D. E.I.D. E.C.I.U.

COPIES TO:

ER. PACKENHAM, E. I.D.

MR. DUNNETT, C.R.E., B.O.T. MR. S. STEWART, MINTECH

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