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CYPHER CAT/A

INMEDIATE .

HONG KONG

TO UKMIS GENEVA

29 JULY 1979

TELEGRAM NUMBER 23

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[NEUTRAL]

ADDRESSED UKM IS GENEVA (FOR JONES) TELMO 23 OF 29 JULY

MYTEL 3 TO BRUSSELS REPEATED TO YOU.

COTTON TEXTILES, HONG KONG/EEC.

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KPKT

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GERMAN CONSUL SCHOLTYSSEK TOLD US TODAY THAT WELLENSTE IN

INFORMED THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT ON 13TH JULY, QUOTE THAT AN

EARLY AND POSITIVE CONCLUSION WAS EXPECTED BY END-SEPTEMBER

TO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE EEC ON THE SUBJECT

OF COTTON TEXTILES. IT IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED THEREFORE THAT

THE PROBLEM OF EXTENDING THE HONG KONG/GERMAN AGREEMENT

BILATERALLY WILL NOT ARISE UNQUOTE. WELLENSTE IN'S LETTER

CONTINUED THAT HE HAD ADVISED OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THIS

[GRP.UNDEC? OPINION].

WELLENSTEIN ALSO ADDED THAT IN VIEW OF THE PROGRESS

ALREADY MADE BY THE COMMISSION IN PREPARING FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS

HE EXPECTED THAT GERMANY AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES WOULD

DO ALL IN THEIR POWER TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS.

(FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA FOR JONES)

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG DEPT.

E.I.D.

F.E.D.

W.E.D.

TR. POL. DEPT.

COMMODITIES DEPT.

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