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CYPHER/CAT A

ROUTINE DRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NUMBER 53

CONFIDENTIAL

161540Z

[NEUTRAL]

FROM DODGE

CONFIDENTIAL

TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG

16 DECEMBER 1973

YOU COPY

54 16)

HONG KONG/EEC COTTON TEXTILES

MY TELEGRAM 52.

156

MEETING OF EEC TRADE GROUP SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY HAS

BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY 21 DECEMBER. PROVISIONAL IMPLEMENT- ATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE HOWEVER NOW ON FORMAL AGENDA,

2.

FOLLOWING LENGTHY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIEDRICH

AND KOOPS | MM CONFIDENT THAT BOTH GERMAN AND DENELUX IMPORT

ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE ON 1 JANUARY 1971.

ROTH HAVE PROMISED ME THAT THEY WILL PRESS AT THE TRADE GROUP

MEETING (1) FOR A COMMUNITY ASSURANCE OF INTENT TO IMPLEMENT

OUR AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY AND ENSURE NO OBSTACLES TO TRADE, AND (11) FOR AGREEMENT THAT IMMEDIATE INSTRUCTIONS BE ISSUED IN ALL MEMBER STATES TO PUT THIS INTO EFFECT.

3.

THE POSSIBILITY OF BILATERAL ASSURANCES HAS DEEN MENTIONED AS AN ALTERNATIVE SHOULD THERE BE NO MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON MONDAY, BUT WITH FRIEDRICH CURRENTLY IN THE CHAIR AS PRESIDENT OF THIS TRADE GROUP I AM HOPEFUL OF A FORMAL SATISFACTORY OUTCOME ON A COMMUNITY BASIS,

Li

THERE WILL STILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE TEETHING TROUBLES, ESPECIALLY IN FRANCE AND ITALY, AND I EXPECT YOU WILL DE WARNING OUR EXPORTERS ACCORDINGLY.

SIR J. BEETH

3.

PART 18/12

[ SENT TO COV. HONG KONG]

OUTERNATIONAL, TRADE DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG 1).

COMODITIES D.

E.I.D.

2.1.0.

CONFIDENTIAL

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