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CYPHER CAT A
IN F C O 291745Z
CONFIDENTIAL.
RECEIVED IN.
REGISTRY NO.43
3FEL1971
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 91 OF 29 JANUARY
Turo CODEL BRUSSELS,
FOLLOWING PERSONAL TO GOVERNOR FROM CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF
JANCASTER,
THE DEPARTMENT ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY THE TEXT OF A STATE- HET VRICH I SHOULD LIKE TO MAKE AT THE MINISTERIAL MEETING
OF THE ENLARGEMENT HECOTIATIONS ON 2 FEBRUARY.
1 UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR OFFICIALS, WHOSE VISIT TO LONDON HAS PROVED POST USEFUL, FEEL THAT THIS TEXT NEETS HOST OF THE POTITS THAT CONCERN YOU.
3. THEIR GAIN REKAINING POINT OF CONCERN IS WHETHER WE MIGHT HOT
SEEK EITHER NEXT WEEK OR LATER FROM THE COMUNITY A DEFIBITI COMMITMENT THAT THERE WILL BE O DISCRIMATION AGAINST HORG 129e AT IN FAVOUR OF SUCH COUNTRIES AS TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA AND SINGAPORE HI THE AIHISTRATION OF THE GENERALISED PREFERCICES SVAIGNE BY THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE PASSING TO YOU THE DELEGATION'S VIEW THAT SUCH AN UNDERTAKI 1OULD NOT BE NEGOTIABLE AT THIS STAGE AND THAT IF WE WERE TO ASK FOR THIS NOW WE WOULD PUT AT RISK A COMMUNITY PROPOSAL MICE, KIATEVER ITS DEFICIENCES, OFFERS MUCH MORE FOR HONG KONG THAN HE THOUGHT POSSIBLE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE TO DO TO REET THIS POINT ON WHICH E MARE YOUR CONCERN IS TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT II GENERAL TERPS FECORDING OUR CONTINUING CONCERN TO AVOID DISCRIMINATION (PAITA, 3 OF THE DRAFT STATEMENT) AND THEREAFTER TO PURSUE THIS AIM BOTH DEFORE ENLARGEMENT IN OUR TECHILICAL CONTACTS ON THE AAPTATIOJI OF OUR SCHEME TO THAT OF THE COMMUNITY AND AFTER EULARGEMENT IN THE ANNUAL REVIEWS TIL VHICH WE SHALL PARTICIPATE AS FULL MURERS,
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