CYPHER/CAT
ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TLEGRAM NUMBER 60
" BONN
FEBRY 1977
CONFIDENTI AL
NEUTRAL
REQUIST OF DEPARTMEN
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOM SEPEATED TO YOU WAC RECEIVED FROM UKD ́L SEC "RUSSELS ADDRESSTD TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM MO 22 OF 23 JANUARY 1970 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG UKMIS 'GREVA (PASS COPY TO JONES) AND SAVING TO WASHINGTON (FOR HIMA)
UKAIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NO S TO HONG KONG.
COTTON TEXTILES,
ERNST INVITED MINISTER TO CALL YESTERDAY 9. THAT HE COULD ASCERTAIN WHAT WOULD BE THE CRITISH GOVERNMENT'S REACTIONS TO THE IDEAS WHICH HE HAD DISCUSSED WITH THE HONG KONG REP SENTATIVES ON 20 JANUARY,
2. ERNST SPOKE ON THE LINES RECORDED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 6 OF UKITIS GENEVA TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS :- (A) HE DID IMPLY THAT EXPORT CONTROL WOULD BE CONCEDED DY FRANCE. (2) HE HAD CLEARLY NOT REPEAT NOT REGISTERED WHATWAS SAID ABOUT THE REVISED EXPORT FIGURES FOR 1969 IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA- GRAPH 4 OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AND HE CONTINUED TO SPEAK IN TERMS OF EITHER THE AVERAGE OF IMPORTS IN HTE THREE YEARS 1007/S WITH GROWTH OR THO+EXCEPTION ́L+ 1969 PERFORMANCE WITHOUT GROUTH. (IN THE LIGHT OF THIS, DODGE IS ATRANGING FOR A NOTE ON THE FIGURDS TO BE SENT TO ERNST).
(C) HE APPEARED TO HAVE MOVED STILL FURTHER IN THE DIGESTION OF SYMPATHY TOWARDS +FLEXIBILITY+ WHICH HE CONCEIVED AS INCLUDING CARRYOVER AND TICIPATION MID SING, THOUGH ALL OF THESE MIT" LIMITS TO BE D'FINED.
3. CRIST IS CLEARLY ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN THE DIALOGUE WITH REPRESEN ATIVES OF HONG KONG HD, AS FAR AS APPROPRIATE, WITH US, THOUGH HE RECUOLISES THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE MUCH MORE TO DE SMD GN
LUR SIDE UNTIL A DECISION HAG DTEN TAKEN IN GENEVA ON THE EXTENSION OF THE L TA ME TO, GE CLUROT, WELL WANT BUT HONG KONG I^/
SIGNATORY OF THE LTS IN ITS OM RIGHT: DUT THERE WOULD PESHIPS Dr NO HANN IN SEEKING TO KEEP CLEARLY IN HIS MIND THE IMPORTWICE MANICH
THE DRITISH GOVERNMENT ATTACH TO HELPING HONG KONG TO ACHIEVE AN
ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION.
4. I SHOULD DE GRATEFUL FOR MOTRUCTIONS IN DUE COURSE HII"༢ ་ THERE
IS ANYTHING WHICH YOU WOULD "ICH US TO SAY TO TRUST IN REPLY TO HIS
APPROACH.
5. DODGE HAS SEEN THIS TELEGRA IN DRAFT AND ASCUNES THAT GOVERNO
HONG KONG WILL ADVIST YOU IN RESETCT OF PARAGRIP!! 4 IDOVE.
STEWART
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