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MEMBER STATES COULD EQUALLY WELL BE ADAPTED TO MEET HONG KONG'S
VERY UNDERSTANDABLE CONCERN ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY
TC JUSTIFY THE IMPOSITION OF OVERALL RESTRAINT IN THIS
SECTOR AND IN PARTICULAR ITS EXTENSION TO AREAS HITHERTO
LIBERALISED.
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AS SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TELEGRAM NO. 295, IT SHOULD BE PERFECTLY FOSSILLE TO CPEN NEGOTIATIONS BUT TO MAKE CLEAR CURING THE FIRST ROUND THAT THEY COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED :ITHOUT THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING FULL AND DETAILED JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RESTRAINTS WHICH THEY WISHED TO SEE APPLIED.
4. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS TELEGRAM WITH DODGE WHO TELLS US THAT HE HAS ALREADY MADE THE FINAL POINT IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH BY TELEPHONE.
5. IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING, WE ARE DEFERRING TAKING ACTION ON YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE PENDING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG KONG AND ROUTINE TO BONN THE HAGUE AND PARIS AND SAVING TC ROME. PASSED SAVING TO BRUSSELS.
SIR J MARJORIBANKS.
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