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HONG KONG TELNO 634 TO FCO

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(F) HONG KONG IS STILL PREPARED TO SEND A TEAM TO BRUSSELS (AGAIN) IN OCTOBER, BUT A CONCLUSIVE OUTCOME THEN WILL DEPEND ON THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING, PREFERABLY BEFOREHAND, THIS FACTUAL STATEMENT. (G) HONG KONG HAS NO WISH TO BE DIFFICULT, BUT THE COMMUNITY MUST RECOGNISE THAT HONG KONG'S POSITION IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF OTHER

SUPPLIERS (SEE MY TELEGRAM 421 TO YOU). 56)

5. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT OUR CONCERN AT ERNST'S CONDUCT SHOULD

BE CONVEYED TO MEMBER STATES.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO UKDEL EEC, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, BONN, THE HAGUE, PARIS, ROME AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON OFFICE.

SIR D. TRENCH

/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

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OFFICE

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