TNAG-0237-FCO40-273-Trade-relations-between-EEC-and-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 175

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HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO. 7

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27 JANUARY 1970,

ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 7 OF 27 JANUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES).

FROM DODGE.

VISIT TO JAPAN OF EEC OFFICIALS.

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DENIAU, WELLENSTEIN AND ERNST, WITH OTHERS, WILL BE TRANSITTING HONG KONG EN ROUTE TO AND FROM JAPAN WHERE THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE TALKS ON A POSSIBLE TRADE AGREEMENT FROM 15-29 FEBRUARY.

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2. EEC NEGOTIATING SCHEDULE IS CROWDED ABOUT THAT TIME BUT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED IN SEVERAL QUARTERS THAT IT WOULD BE WELL WORTHWHILE ISSUING AN INVITATION EITHER FROM HE, JONES OR ON PERSONAL BASIS AT SUITABLE LEVEL, FOR ALL THREE TO STOP BRIEFLY AS OFFICIAL CUESTS IN HONG KONG ON WAY BACK. OBJECT WILL BE BASICALLY TO CATCH WELLENSTEIN AND PROBABLY ERNST. THE FORMER IS REPUTEDLY CHIEF PROPONENT OF COMMUNITY OPPOSITION TO US WOOL AND M.M.F. RESTRAINT PROPOSALS. BOTH COULD BE USEFULLY PRESSED AT THAT TIME ON PROGRESS TOWARDS MANDATE FOR SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTATIONS ENVISAGED IN MARCH ON CTC DOCUMENT WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF THIS WEEK'S INFORMAL TALKS. BOTH WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON IMPORT POLICY, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF JAPANESE EXPLORATORY TALKS, WHICH ERNST HAS INDICATED COULD PROVOKE AN APPROACH TO HONG KONG ON SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENSITIVE ITEMS.

F C O PASS TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND TO UKMIS GENEVA.

SIR J. BEITH

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EUROPEAN ECON.& POL.DISTRIBUTION:

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