TNAG-0300-FCO40-336-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalized-tariffs-preferences--1971 — Page 17

17.7

Registry No.

DEPARTMENT

Hong Kong

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top-Secret

Secret...

Confidential

Restricted

Unclassified

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

PRIORITY MARKINGS (Date)

Flash

Immediate Priority Routine

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Despatched

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressee(s)

19/15

2325

(256)

CYPHER

[Security_classification]

any

E Clair.

[

Privacy marking -if any

]

[Codeword-if any]

Addressed to

CONFIDENTIAL

091750 Z

FRAME

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

хх

Code

Cypher

Draft Telegram to:— Governor Hong

ххх

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

敏

No.

(Date)

834 Kong

And to:-

9\u

Repeat to:-

Code Brussels Ukmi Geneva Brussels (for

Dodge)

Saving to:-

Distribution:-

European Economic & Political

Distribution,

HKD, EID(1)

Additional

Distribution

XPRXARX

FRAME

Copies to:

(2 Hong Kong Govt

Office, 54 Pall // Mall SW1

telegram N............

And to

priority

..(date)

repeated/for information to CODEL BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA

and BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)

Saving to..

Following from Cater

EEC GENERALISED PREFERENCES SCHEME

1.

We had useful discussions this morning with

FCO and DTI officials on next steps to be taken on

the question of how best to deal with the problems

which the Commission has in respect of Hong Kong.

2. The consensus was that at this stage it was

advisable that Hong Kong officials should meet

bilaterally with the Commission at the earliest

possible opportunity for "technical discussions"

aimed at establishing the full reasons for the

EEC's concern and, if this includes the possibility

of exclusions, to seek as far as possible the

justification for and scope of any moves proposed

and how the Commission might implement them. Should

these proposed moves involve discrimination against

Hong Kong in any form whatsoever (including

CONFIDENTIAL

/additions