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CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 238

CONFIDENTIAL

FOR MONSON FROM GOVERNOR.

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

14 APRIL 1973

MY TELEGRAM 237 : SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT.

THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAVE GIVEN ME AN

INDICATION OF THE POINTS UMELCO WOULD LIKE TO RAISE AT THEIR

MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON SUNDAY 19 APRIL. THE POINTS

ARE :-

(1) THE GOVERNORSHIP

(2) BRITISH ENTRY INTO THE COMMON MARKET.

(3) COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

(4) DISCRIMINATORY ARRANGEMENTS COVERING HONG KONG CITIZENS IN

RELATION TO PASSPORTS. JAPAN AND GERMANY WERE PARTICULARLY

MENTIONED

(5) A REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT THE HONG KONG

PAVILION WHILE AT EXPO '70.

2. NOTE THAT BRIEFS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PREPARED IN THE F.C.0.

I

ON POINTS (2) AND (3) ABOVE. A BRIEF ON THE QUESTION OF PASSPORTS

WILL BE PREPARED HERE.

3. SAUNDERS OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK IS LIKELY TO REVERT

TO THE QUESTION OF THE RE-OPENING OF THE BRITISH CONSULATE IN

SHANGHAI.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

H.K.D. F.E.D.

PROTOCOL & CONF. D. NEWS D.

PRIVATE SECRETARY

P.S. TO P.U.S.

SIR L. MONSON

NAT. & TREATY D.

RECEIVED IN

NISTRY No. 51

H121222/4

CONFIDENTIAL