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CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER/CAT A
ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 82
TO HONGKONG
9 FEBRUARY 1970 (HKK 6/6)
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NEUTRAL
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 82 OF 9 FEBRUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKDEL BRUSSELS UKMIS GENEVA
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 90.
WE HAVE NOW SEEN JONES'S RECORD OF YOUR OFFICIALS' DISCUSSIONS WITH ERNST ON 26 JANUARY. WE AGREE WITH ALL THE POINTS WHICH WERE PUT TO ERNST AND HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
2. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE SUGGESTION YOU MAKE IN YOUR PARA. 3. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT WE DO NOT WISH TO DO ANYTHING TO PREJUDICE USEFUL CONTACT WITH ERNST PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE MUST REMAIN SOME DOUBT WHETHER HE HAS DELIBERATELY MIS-REPRESENTED YOU OR GENUINELY MISUNDERSTOOD. YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER ERNST'S POSSIBLE VISIT TO YOU AFTER TOYKO MIGHT NOT BE A SUITABLE OCCASION TO PUT THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.
3.
IN THE MEANTIME SUBJECT TO YOUR ADVICE WE ARE NOT ASKING BRUSSELS TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION. PARA 4 OF BRUSSELS TELEGRAM
NO. 22 REFERS.
STEWART
LAST
RCF.
NEAL
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:
HONG KONG DEPT
W.E.D.
E.I.D.
COPY TO:
A.M.G. WRIGHT ESQ.,C.M.G. HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE, PALL MALL
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