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- O JUN 1974
HKK 6/598/1
TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 5850F 31 MAY 1974 INFO UKNIS GENEVA
(FOR DORWARD).
YOUR TEL NO 418
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I WAS VERY PLEASED TO NOTE THAT YOUR STATEMENT TO THE EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON 4 JUNE WILL INCLUDE SOMETHING ON HONG KONG. THIS WILL CAUSE GREAT RELIEF HERE. I SUGGEST THIS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED UP BY THE PRESENTATION IN THE CAPITALS OF THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF OUR MEMORANDUM ON HONG KONG AND THE GSP, THE AGREED VERSION OF THIS IS IN THE DOT'S TELEX TO THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HERE OF 9 APRIL.
2, TO HAVE ANY EFFECT IT WILL NEED TO BE PRESENTED AT A PRETTY SENIOR LEVEL, AND I HOPE YOU WILL FEEL ABLE TO ARRANGE FOR EMBASSIES TO DO THIS.
3. IN ADDITION TO GETTING HONG KONG A BETTER HEARING IN THE EEC CAPITALS THIS EXERCISE WOULD UNDERLINE HERE THAT H M G IS SERIOUS IN DEFENDING HONG KONG'S INTERESTS AND WE WOULD WITH TO GIVE IT A MEASURE OF PUBLICITY.
4. TO GET REAL VALUE OUT OF THE MEMORANDUM I THINK IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR SOMEONE TO DISCUSS ITS CONTENTS, AT A SUITABLE HIGH LEVEL IN EACH CAPITAL ONCE THERE HAS BEEN TIME FOR ITS CONTENTS TO HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED. IF EMBASSIES COULD TAKE THIS ON WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL, BUT IF ANY OF THEM SO PREFERRED ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR DORWARD, NOW IN GENEVA, TO PAY DAY VISITS TO DO
THIS.
5. IT WOULD ALSO HELP US IN DEALING WITH THE PRESS, ETC., HERE IF I COULD BE GIVEN SOME ADVANCE WARNING OF WHAT YOU INTEND TO SAY ABOUT HONG KONG IN THE COUNCIL.
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