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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 142 OF 2 FEBRUARY INFO UKREP BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS).

YOUR TELEGRAM 30 TO ME: EEC GSP.

THOUGH UKREP WILL OF COURSE BE BETTER INFORMED THAN WE ARE, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT TRAN IS ALREADY MOVING ON THE 1974 REVIEW AND THAT HE IS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A TOUR OF COMMUNITY CAPITALS TO DISCUSS IT.

IF IT IS AGREED THAT THE REVIEW SHOULD BE STARTED EARLY, WE HERE WILL CERTAINLY TRY PRIVATELY TO MAKE AS MUCH CAPITAL OUT OF THIS AS WE CAN, FOR BOTH OF US. IT WOULD HELP IF YOU COULD TELL US WHY YOU FELT THAT THE CHANCES WOULD BE BETTER IF THE COMMISSION WERE PERSUADED TO MAKE THE PROPOSAL.

IT IS HOWEVER NOT ONLY RESULTS THAT MATTER. SO FAR AS THE UK/HK RELATIONSHIP IS CONCERNED, EFFORTS MATTER TOO. E.G., THE COMPLAINT HERE ABOUT THE 1973 REVIEW IS THAT YOU DECIDED NOT TO TRY.

WE LOSE NO OPPORTUNITY TO EMPHASISE YOUR STRONGLY EXPRESSED

INTENTION TO SEEK THE REMOVAL OF THE DISCRIMINATION BUT IN PRIVATE

CONTACTS WE REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU CANNOT GUARANTEE SUCCESS.

IN THIS CONNECTION MR CHATAWAY'S RECENT FIRM RE-ITERATION OF

YOUR INTENTION WAS VALUABLE AND HELPED TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECT

OF SIR JOHN TILNEY'S REMAKRLS A FEW DAYS EARLIER.

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