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CYPHER CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY

WASHINGTON ΤΟ

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

PRIORITY WASHINGTON TELNO 69 TO HONG KONG 24 SEPTEMBER 1970

CONFIDENTIAL. 24157.

NEUTRAL (TO LONDON ONLY).

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 69 OF 24 SEPTEMBER REPEATED FOR

HIFORMATION TO F C O UKMIS GENEVA AND UKDEL BRUSSELS AND SAVING TO

TOKYO.

MY TELEGRAM NO 67: PREFERENCES.

NEITHER THE STATE DEPARTMENT NOR CONTACTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE CAN

TRACK DOWN THE STATISTICAL EXERCISE TO WHICH BERGSTEN REFERRED. WE

WILL CONTACT HIM WHEN HE RETURNS TO OFFICE NEXT WEEK, BUT IN ANY

CASE THERE SEEMS NO HARM IN GIVING HIM SUCH CALCULATIONS AS ARE

POSSIBLE OF PROSPECTIVE DAMAGE TO HONG KONG PROVIDED THEY DO HOT

CONFLICT TOO OBVIOUSLY WITH FIGURES GIVEN TO CRONK FOR THE

OPPOSITE PURPOSE. WE HOPE YOU CAN SEND US FIGURES COVERING EXPORTS

TO THE E.E.C. BY THIS WEEKEND.

FCO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL BRUSSELS AND

SAVING TO TOKYO,

MR FREEMAN

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

T.P.D.

AMERICAN D.

H.K.D.

F.E.D.

E.I.D.

E.C.I.U.

RECED IN PUGICARY No. 31,

HILIL

/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

H.K. INT. TRADE

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