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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 558 OF 12 JUNE 1974 INFO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA (FOR PEARSON).

YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 641 AND 642: EEC AND GSP.

1. WE AGREE THE REVISED DRAFT OF THE MEMORANDUM IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 642 (BUT SEE PARA 3 BELOW).

2. BUT WE STILL HOLD TO THE VIEW, AND THIS IS SHARED BY UKREP XRUSSELS, THAT FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT THE MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE PRESENTED, BOTH TO THE COMMISSION AND IN DUE COURSE TO GOVERNMENTS, BY A HONG KONG OFFICIAL. THE COMMUNITY ARE

WELL AWARE OF OUR VIEWS REGARDING HONG KONG AND THE GSP AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS IN WORKING GROUPS AND IN THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES (COREPER). WE HAVE ALSO MADE VERY CLEAR IN BILATERU CONTACTS WITH THE COMMISSION TRAT WE WISH TO SEE THE INCLUSION or HONG KONG'S TEXTILES AND FOOTWEAR EXPORTS IN THE. OSP FROM 1975 ONWARDS, AND ALSO THAT HONG KONG SHOULD NOT SUFFER AS A CONSEQUENCE OF TRYING TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE POOREST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, THE TIME THAS COME FOR THE

HONG KONG AUTHORITIES TO COMPLEMENT THE ACTION WE HAVE ALREADY

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3. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET THE MEMORANDUM INTO THE COMMISSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CERTAINLY BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, AND TO ENSURE THAT IT HAS AS MUCH IMPACT AS POSSIBLE. WE SUGGEST THAT, UNLESS YOUR REPLY TO THE CONTRARY BY 08302 ON FRIDAY 14 JUNE, DODGE SHOULD LIAISE WITH UKREP BRUSSELS WITH A VIEW TO HANDING

OVER THE MEMORANDUM ON 14 JUNE, MINOR MODIFICATIONS IN

PARAGRAPHS 8 AND 12 SEEM ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO CONVERT THE

MEMORANDUM INTO GUE THAT CAN ISSUE ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG

AUTHORITIES.

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