184
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT/A
FM HONG KONG 120425Z
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY F.C.O. TELEGRAM NO. 401 OF 12 JUNE INFO PRIORITY
TOKYO.
MY TELEGRAM NO. 30 TO TOKYO, REPEATED TO YOU.
PREFERENCES: JAPAN
REUTERS REPORT QUOTES AICHI IN LONDON AS SAYING HONG KONG WILL BE INCLUDED IN JAPANESE SCHEME, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND SOME DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT OTHER DEPENDENCIES WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE INCLUDED IN THE FIRST STAGE.
2. THIS COULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT HONG KONG'S INCLUSION WILL NOT BE DELAYED TO THE SECOND (1 APRIL 1972) PHASE BUT THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY HONG KONG WILL BE INCLUDED IN PRINCIPLE IN THE FIRST PHASE, SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS YET
TO BE DECIDED.
3. AICHI IS ALSO REPORTED AS HAVING MENTIONED IN THIS CONTEXT, THE TALKS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN TOKYO ON 16 JUNE. TOKYO TELEGRAM NO. 33 REFERS. GRATEFUL IF CLARIFICATION COULD BE
SENT URGENTLY.
NORMAN-WALKER
FILES
TPD
FED
HKD
EID
MR TURPIN
FFFFF
CONFIDENTIAL
RECOVED IN
REGISTRY No. 51 16 JUN 1971
NKKOY
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.