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D) BY REFERENCE TO IMFORMATION FROM DODGE, THE EEC TEAM IS

LIKELY TO COMPRISE ERNST SUPPORTED BY A FEW OF HIS STAFF RATHER

THAN MANY PEOPLE:

(E) WE SEE LITTLE MERIT IN JOINING NEGOTIATIONS MERELY WITH

THE INTENTION OF BREAKING THEM OFF SEMI COLON IF THIS WERE SUSPECT-

ED, THIS WOULD SEEM MORE LIABLE TO GENERATE IRRITATION THAN THE

CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF NEGOTIATIONS IN THE FORM AGREED IN MY

TELEGRAM 6 TO BRUSSELS:

(F)

TO LEAVE HMG INTERVENTION TILL THE MIDDLE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS

WHEN ONLY MATTERS OF DETAIL AND NOT PRINCIPLE ARE LEFT, COULD,

IN MY OPINION DAMAGE OUR NEGOTIATING CREDIBILITY.

2. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE REITERATION OF YOUR SUPPORT

IN YOUR TELEGRAM 92 AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF DODGE AND UKDEL

COULD PROCEED ACCORDINGLY.

3. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GERMAN CONSULATE GENERAL CALLED TO DAY

TO SAY THAT 'FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS ON 18TH JUNE 1970 IN ACCORDANCE

WITH ARTICLE 113 OF THE TREATY OF ROME HIS GOVERNMENT NOW HAD

THE INTENTION TO EXTEND THE EXISTING COTTON TEXTILES RESTRAINT

AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG WHICH EXPIRES ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, UNTIL

SUCH TIME AS IT WAS REPLACED BY A HONG KONG/EEC AGREEMENT’.

HE WAS UNABLE TO ELABORATE.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY UKDEL EEC, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, BONN, THE HAGUÉ, PARIS AND ROME.

SIR D. TRENCH

/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

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