TNAG-0242-FCO40-278-Conduct-of-Hong-Kong-commercial-relations-1970 — Page 11

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CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG

PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NO.274

COPY

TO UKMIS GENEVA

19 JUNE 1973

(HKD)

CONFIDENTIAL.

NEUTRAL.

ADDRESSED TO UKMIS GENEVA TELEGRAM NO.274 OF 19 JUNE REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO GOVERNOR, HONG KONG, SAVING TO PEKING.

MY TELEGRAM TO HONG KONG NO.415 OF 19 JUNE: NUK RELATIONS WITH HONG KONG ON TEXTILES.

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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON THE BEST WAY OF HANDLING THESE PROPOSALS IN THE GATT. WE WOULD PREFER THE CHANGE TO COME INTO EFFECT WITH AS LITTLE PUBLICITY AS POSSIBLE, WE ASSUME THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR HMG TO TELL LONG INFORMALLY AND THAT OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT IF WE WERE TO INFORM ONLY THOSE MEMBERS WITH WHOM HONG KONG IS LIKELY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS?.

STEWART.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

COMMODITIES D.

TR. POLICY D.

F. EASTERN D.

AMERICAN D.

COPIES TO:

MR. GREGORY, MINTECH.

MR. DUNNETT, BOT.

MR. NICOLL, BOT.

CONFIDENTIAL