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CYPHER/CAT A

TIME FACTOR: TO BE ON DESKS BY 398z 20/11

ADVANCE COPIES TO KEMMIS (DOTI) AN. DEMMAN (DOTI)

IMMEDIATE CODEL BRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NUMBER CODEL 229

CONFIDENTIAL 19171DZ

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

19 NOVEMBER 1970

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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER

CODEL 229 OF 19 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION PRIORITY TO

HONG KONG ROUTINE. TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO

BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARTS ROME WASHINGTON UKDEL 0.E.C.D.

TOKYO AND BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)

CODEL TELEGRAM NUMBER 207.

HONG KONG

!

THE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP MET AGAIN ON 19 NOVEMBER. WE HAVE

RECEIVED FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING FROM A COMMISSION

OFFICIAL.

2. THE MEETING DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME DISCUSSING THE PRINCIPLE OF WHETHER OR NOT HONG KONG SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCE SCHEME DUT CONCENTRATED ON THE POSSIBLE MODALITIES OF SUCH AN INCLUSION. THE GERMANS AND ITALIANS WERE CLEARLY IN FAVOUR OF INCLUSION: THE FRENCH, WITHOUT COMMITTING THEMSELVES COMPLETELY, INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO CONSIDER INCLUSION

SO LONG AS THIS 'WAS ALL THAT THEY WOULD BE ASKED TO DO FOR HONG KONG

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