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PREDIATE HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TO
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 55 TO WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL 219931Z
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
21 OCTOBER 1970
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ADDRESSED WASHINGTON TELNO 55 CF 21 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFOR
ATION TC F C G, TOKYO, UKDEL BRUSSELS AND UKMIS GENEVA.
YOUR TELEGRAM 77: PREFERENCES.
WE AGREE THAT EVERY OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PRESS THE
CASE FOR HONG KONG'S INCLUSION AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF TEBBIT
COULD RAISE THE SUBJECT DURING HIS VEETING.
2. WE TEND TO THE VIEW, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD
TACTICS AT THIS STAGE TO SUGGEST ANY FORM OF PROTUCT EXCEPTIONS
IT COULD PE DANCERCUS TO TALK OF VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AND
"BILATERAL AGREEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE G.P.S.
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3. AT THE SAME TIME IT MIGHT BE OF BENEFIT IF AT THE MEETING
TERBIT HERE TO ASK THE AMERICANS IF THERE WERE ANY FURTHER
SAFEGUARD THEY MIGHT WISH TO SUGGEST FOR OUR CONSIDERATION
WHICH MIGHT HELP THEM TO ACCEPT HONG KONG.
FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO WASHINGTON AND ROUTINE TO OTHERS. SIR H.NORMAN-WALKER.
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
TRADE POL. DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
U.N.DEPT.
F. EASTERN DEPT.
AMERICAN DEPT.
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COPIES TO:
AKU 6/12
MR. NICOLL,
MR. R.W. GRAY, B.O.T.
MR. A.T. GREGORY, MINTECH.
1 VICTORIA ST.
B.O.T.
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