TNAG-0238-FCO40-274-Trade-relations-between-EEC-and-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 133

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RECEIVED REGISTRY No.45

YORITY HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TEL.NO. 701

CONFIDENTIAL 1302302

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13 OCTOBER 1970

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ADDRESSED F C ◊ TELNO 731 OF 13 OCTOBER REPEATED AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE), UXDEL EED, BONN, THE HAGUE, PARIS, ROME, AND UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES)

UKDEL EEC TELEGRAM 413 TO YOU AND BRUSSELS TELEGRAMS 37 AND

38 TO ME.

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1 CONFIRM THAT WE SHALL BE SENDING A DELEGATION TO BRUSSELS FOR THE DELEGATION WILL BE LED NEGOTIATIONS COMMENCING ON 19 CCTOBER.

BY LORLARD AND CONGIST OF DODGE, PORTER AND TSANG FROM HONG KONG. GRATEFUL IF JONES COULD ALSO JOIN FROM GENEVA.

2. THIS DECISION TO ATTEND AS PROPOSED WAS TAKEN DESPITE MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENT IS UNLIKELY TO DE RECEIVED IN HONG KONG IN TIME FOR THOROUGH STUDY SEMICOLON AND ABOUT THE LIMITED TIME THE COMMISSION IS SUGGESTING FOR

NEGOTIATIONS. I AGREE, HOWEVER, THAT COMMISION HAS MADE AN EFFORT

TO MEET OUR POINT IN PRINCIPLE, I THINK THAT TO HOLD OUT

FURTHER COULD BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO AMBASSADOR BRUSSELS AND UKDEL ERC AND

ROUTINE TO OTHERS.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNASIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

COMMODITIES D.

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