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PRIORITY CODEL BRUSSELS

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TELEGRAM NO. CODEL 123

15 OCTOBER 1972

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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. CODEL 123

OF 15 OCTOBER 1970 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) HONG KONG AND BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).

HONG KONG TELEGRAM TO FCO NO. 712.

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I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THESE VIEWS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN REPLYING TO THE COMMUNITY'S STATEMENT TO THE MEETING OF DEPUTIES ON 14 OCTOBER (FOR A FULL ACCOUNT SEE MY TELEGRAM RECORDING DISCUSSION ON THIS POINT UN THE AGENDA)

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2. IN THE LIGHT HOWEVER OF THE COMMUNITY'S DILATORY ATTITUDE TOWARDS APPROACHING THE HONG KONG QUESTION AND OF THE CLEAR UNWILLINGNESS IN COMMUNITY CIRCLES, OF WHICH WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF INDICATIONS, TO GIVE US A SATISFACTORY REPLY ON HONG KONG'S INCLUSION IN THE UNCTAD PREFERENCE SCHEME OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT OF THE ENLARGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, IT SEEMED WISE TO RAISE BOTH

THESE POINTS.

F C O PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND

HONG KONG.

COPIES PASSED TO BRUSSELS.

SIR C. O'NEILL

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