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TO PRIORITY FCO CODEL TELNO. 71 OF 2 FEBRUARY 1971 INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG AND ROUTINE TO BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME WASHINGTON UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) TOKYO AND SAVING TO OSLO COPENHAGEN DUBLIN AND BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)

FOLLOWING FROM CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER

ENLARGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS

MINISTERIAL MEETING: 2 FEBRUARY

HONG KONG

SCHUMANN RECALLED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAD NOW OFFERED TO INCLUDE

HONG KONG AS A BENEFICIARY UNDER ITS GENERALISED PREFERENCE SCHEME AND REITERATED BRIEFLY A NUMBER OF THE POINTS IN THE COMMUNITY'S STATEMENTS OF 12 AND 26 JANUARY (CODEL

TELS NOS. 16 AND 45),

2. I REPLIED BY MAKING THE STATEMENT CONTAINED IN MY L.F.T.

3. SCHUMANN ASKED FOR THE TEXT OF THIS STATEMENT, WHICH WE ARE

GIVING TO THE PRESIDENCY: AND SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD

RESPOND TO OUR POINTS AT THE DEPUTY LEVEL.

F C O PASS SAVING TO OSLO COPENHAGEN AND DUBLIN

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