TNAG-0337-FCO40-373-Visit-of-the-Chancellor-of-the-Duchy-of-Lancaster--Sir-Geoff-1972 — Page 119

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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 510 OF 12 JUNE REGISTRYN : 1

YOUR TELNO 450: MR RIPPON

FOR LAIRD

13 JUN 1972

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IN PRINCIPLE QUITE O.K. BUT HADDON-CAVE WILL BE AT THE

COMMONWEALTH FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING WHEN THE P.M. IS HERE: SO IF MR RIPPON COULD BEAR IT I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF

WE COULD MEET HIM FOR LUNCH OR A DRINK SO THAT HE COULD BRING US

UP TO DATE ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO EUROPE.

2. WHEN HADDON-CAVE IS IN LONDON FOR THE FINANCE MINISTERS' CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER I HOPE YOU AND THE D.T.I. WILL BE READY

AT THAT TIME TO RESUME THE DISCUSSIONS HE HAD WITH YOU ON 27 APRIL ON THE RELATED QUESTIONS OF:

(A) THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG'S NON-G.A.T.T. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.K. AFTER THE U.K.'S ENTRY IN TO E.E.C.:

B) REPRESENTATION OF HONG KONG'S POINT OF VIEW IN G.A. T.T. AND THE C.T.C. ONCE THE U.K. IS OBLIGED TO FOLLOW AN E.E.C.

PARTY LINE.

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I AM SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE KNOW

WHERE WE STAND WELL BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.

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