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CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY BRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NO. 51

CONFIDENTIAL

161100Z

[NEUTRAL]

CONFIDENTIAL

103

HONG KONG

(152)

λ TO

10 DECEMBER 1970

1

FROM DODGE.

HONG KONG/EEC COTTON TEXTILES.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 50.

15)

153

DESPITE THE STRIKE I HAVE MANAGED TO MEET WITH RAVENNA,

HE ANTICIPATES ERNST'S AGREEMENT TO THE LATEST MINOR AMENDMENTS

AND THAT INITIALLING CAN NOW TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY NEXT. HE

CONFIRMS MY FORECAST THAT THE FORMAL SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT IS UNLIKELY TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE END-JANUARY AT THE EARLIEST.

2e IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ON JANUARY 1 ON A (UNDERLINE NEXT TWO WORDS) DE FACTO BASIS. I ANTICIPATE THAT ERNST WILL WISH SUCH AN ARRANGE-

MENT TO BE ALSO COVERED BY AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS. PLEASE CONFIRM THAT I MAY ENTER INTO A FORMAL MUTUAL COMMITMENT TO

THIS EFFECT.

FCO PLEASE PASS TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG.

SIR J.BEITH

REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

CCFIES TO:

MR. A.T. GREGORY D.T.I.VICTORIA ST MR. NICOLL D... VICTORIA ST. MISS C.VELCH D.T.I. MILIBANK

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