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Confidential

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Hr. Britton

c.c. K. Stathan (E.I.D.)

Mr. Gallagher

Generalisad Preferences

Home Kon

R.

You sent me a copy of your minute to Mr. Statham

of 7 October.

2.

Your paragraph 3(a): I certainly agree that we should sool: Hong Kong's views on lir. Jones' various suggestions, In particular, I think we must carry Hong Kong with us in any high-level approach we may

decide to make.

3.

Has it been decided that the idea in paragraph 7 of UK Mission Geneva telno.705, is not worth pursuing ?

Confidential

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E. 0. Laird

Hong Kong Department

3 October 1970