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CONFIDENTIAL

IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON

TO FOREL GN AND COMMONWEALTH OFM CA

IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO.67 TO HONG KONG OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1970 CONFIDENTIAL 212238Z

NEUTRAL

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 67 OF 21 SEPTEMBER REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO F.C.0. UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL EC BRUSSELS AND SAVING TO TOKYO

UKDEL BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NO. 395 TO F C 0 : PREFERENCES,

N OF

STATE DEPARTMENT ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY STATISTICAL EXERCISE (PARAGRAPH

3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE) BUT WILL CHECK AND ADVISE US ON

APPROPRIATENESS OF SUPPLYING ESTIMATES REQUESTED BY BERGSTEN, VE

WILL ALSO TRY TO FIND OUT FROM LATTER'S OFFICE HOW MUCH DETAIL IS

REQUIRED. MEANWHILE WE SUGGEST HONG KONG SEND US FIGURES URGENTLY

FOR USE AS SEEMS SUITABLE.

662. YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 282 OF 1 MAY TO F C O PROVIDED MATERIAL OI!

PROSPECTIVE LOCS OF EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES, (WHICH WAS SU-MAR- IZED IN PARAGRAPH 3 (111) OF THE AIDE MEMOIRE OF 25 MAY.) HAVE YOU

ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED IN MY NOT TELEGRAM NO. 25 TO YOU (NOT TO OTHER RECIPIENTS.)

AND PLEASE PROVIDE ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON LOSS OF EXPORTS TO

THE E E C.

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3. PASSAGE IN PARENTHASIS BEGINNING THEY INTENDED TO ASSUME” IN

BRUSSELS TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE SUCGESTS THAT AMERICANS ARE STILL

THINKING IN TERMS OF HONG KONG'S ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH US INDUSTRY

WE SHALL TRY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG OF GOODS

PRODUCED BY US SUBSIDIARIES ARE CERTAIN TO BE AFFECTED BY PREFERENT-

IAL COMPETITION BY NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES AND THAT THERE IS AN

ADDITIONAL DANGER THAT THE US PRINCIPALS MAY TRANSFER THEIR ACTIV-

ITIES ELSEWHERE,

F C O PASS IMMEDIATE HONG KONG ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL EEC BRUSSED

AND SAVING TO TOKYO.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

T.P.D.

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG INT TRADE

AITER DEFT,

H.K.D.

F.E.D.

E.I.J.

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