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FROM

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

In Confidence

RECORD OF A MEETING HELD IN THE OFFICE OF

THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY FOR

FORLIGN AND COMONWEALTH AFFAIRS AT

10.00 A.M. ON 28 SEPTEMBER

Present

Mr. Royle

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Youde

Mr. Butler

Mr. Stuart

Mr. Guest

HONG KONG AND THE E.E.C.'S GENERALISED

SCHEME OF POFERENCES

1. Mr. Royle asked if a compromise was

possible between the two sides of the

Office. Mr. Robinson thought a compromise

was not possible for the time scale

available

errisused.

It might be possible next

whether

year but not this. He asked an approach

on Hong Kong's behalf to the Community

would purely be for cosmetic reasons or

whether it would be designed to achieve

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