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CYPHER CAT A
PRIGRITY BRUSSELS
TO
CONFIDENTIAL
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
FRIORITY BRUSSELS TELNO. 34 TO HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL 251593Z
NEUTRAL
25 SEPTEMBER 1970
ADDSD TO GOVERNOR, HONG KONG TEL NO. 34 OF 25 SEPTEMBER RFI TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) UKDEL E C, FCO, AND HONG KONG CPVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
FROM DODGE.
COTTON TEXTILES
HONG KONG/E E C.
FURTHER TO MY TEL 33.
A RELIABLE INFORMANT, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE ARTICLE 113 NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE, HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THE E E C ARE INDEED WORKING ON A FACTUAL STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION.
HE TOLD ME IN CONFIDENCE THAT SOME OLD GERMAN OR BENELUX
PAPERS
HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE E E C OFFICIAL ENGAGED ON THIS WORK AS EXAMPLES OF WHAT HAD SATISFIED HONG KONG IN THE PAST.
2.
MY INFORMANT ALSO ADVISED (OR IMPLIED) THAT :
1) HIS COMMITTEE HAD RECEIVED A REPORT FROM ERNST ON THE LATTER'S GENEVA TALKS WITH US BUT HAD NOT (REPEAT NOT) HELD ANY FORMAL DISCUSSIONS ON THEM SUBSEQUENTLY:
2). THE IDEA OF AN IMMEDIATE DEAD-LINE HANGING OVER OUR HEADS IS A TACTICAL DEVICE OF ERNST TO HARASS US, BUT WE WOULD. NEVERTHELESS BE WELL ADVISED TO GET A MOVE ON AND BE MORE
REALISTIC:
3) THE CEILINGS IN THE INDIA/PAKISTAN AGREEMENTS ARE VIRTUALLY AT LIBERALISATION LEVELS:
4) THE JAPANESE HAVE, OF COURSE, NOT YET SIGNED THE CTA EXTENSION PROTOCOL, AND HAVE STILL TO CONFIRM THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE E EC ARTICLE 4 OFFER. RECENT CT TALKS WITH THEM IN BRUSSELS OCCUPIED FOUR DAYS, SEPTEMBER 13, 11, 14 AND 15. COVERAGE EXTENDS TO FABRICS THIS WILL PROVE A STUMBLING BLOCK FOR HONG KONGA
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