TNAG-0342-FCO40-378-Effects-on-Hong-Kong-of-long-term-policy-for-textiles-in-int-1972 — Page 16

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FM HONG KONG 250521Z

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26 XOV 1972

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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 1152 OF 25 NOVEMBER/INFO UKDEL BRUSSELS BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) UKMIS GENEVA HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS)

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UKDEL BRUSSELS TELNO 2139 AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 654 BOTH

TO YOU

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HONG KONG'S FUTURE STATUS IN GATT.

WE SEE NO OBJECTION TO WAITING UNTIL 14 DECEMBER BEFORE INFORMING THE EEC GATT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

2, SELLERS HAS FORWARDED A COPY OF GOODFELLOW'S LETTER OF 17 NOVEMBER TO NICOLL. WE AGREE IT WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT) BE APPROPRIATE TO INSERT QUOTE FROM MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY UNQUOTE AFTER QUOTE COLLEAGUES UNQUOTE IN PARA 3 OF THE DRAFT LETTER IN OUR TELMO 1975 TO YOU.

MACLEHOSE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

TPD HKIOD ERD

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

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