TNAG-0238-FCO40-274-Trade-relations-between-EEC-and-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 27

CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY BRUSSELS

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 49

CONFIDENTIAL

HONG KONG

30 NOVEMBER 1978

747

PA.

CONFIDENTIAL 301730Z

[NEUTRAL]

ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO. 49 OF 30 NOVEMBER 1975 RFI TO UK MISSION GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND UKDEL EEC.

FROM DODGE

HONG KONG/EEC: COTTON TEXTILES

YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 13.

145"

IN CONVERSATION WITH THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY LAST WEEK IN

LONDON HE ADVISED ME THAT HE WISHED TO GIVE FINAL RECONSIDERATION

TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN TO HONG KONG.

2.

THIS AROSE AS A RESULT OF MY INFORMING HIM OF ACTUAL BENELUX

METHOD OF DETERMINING IMPORT TONNAGES RECENTLY OBTAINED FROM

BENELUX AUTHORITIES (MY MEMORANDUM NO. 213 OF 27 NOVEMBER REFERS).

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PLEASE THEREFORE CONFIRM THAT I MAY GO AHEAD AS INSTRUCTED.

ERNST RETURNED TO BRUSSELS TODAY AND DURING OUR COURTESY CALL

ON HIM THIS AFTERNOON HE PRESSED FOR EARLY INITIALLING AS HE IS

DUE TO LEAVE BRUSSELS AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

FCO PLEASE PASS TO UK MISSION GENEVA (FOR JONES),

PASSED TO UKDEL EEC,

SIR J. BEITH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

COMMODITIES D.

E.I.D.

:

RADE FOLICY D.

HKK 6/6

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

H.K. INT. TRADE

COPIES 0: UR. GREGORY

LR. GRAY

CONFIDENTIAL

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