TNAG-0463-FCO40-528-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-EEC-Generalised-Scheme-of-Prefer-1974 — Page 24

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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 51 OF 23 JULY/INFO PRIORITY FCO, ROME, PARIS, UKMIS GENEVA (FOR TSAC/PEARSON), INFO ROUTINE DUBLIN, BONN, COPENHAGEN, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON. SAVING TO UKREP BRUSSELS.

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HONG KONG/EEC: CSP/1975

ROME TEL NO 425, PARA 7.

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1. I AM REPORTING PERSONALLY ON THE SECOND SET OF MEETINGS WITH THE ITALIANS ON JULY 19 SINCE FULTON, WITH HIS COUNSELLOR AWAY IN LONDON AND THE IMG POINTS FIRMLY MADE ON JULY 18, HAD UNDERSTANDABLY TO ATTEND TO OTHER COMMITMENTS,

2. ON JULY 19 TSAO AND I WERE RECEIVED BY HM MINISTER TO DISCUSS OUR GENERAL OPERATION AND ESPECIALLY THE RESULTS OF THE JULY 18 MEETINGS. WILLIAMS COMMENTED ON THE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE OF CUR DELEGATION HAVING MANIFEST HONG KONG IDENTITY.

3. LATER AT THE MFT (IN EUR) WE MET AGAIN WITH FABIANI (GSP) AND WITH GALDI (D.G. ACCORDI COMMERCIALI: THE ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT THE ARTICLE 113 WG ON TEXTILES IN BRUSSELS). THESE MEETINGS LASTED ABOUT TWO HOURS. OVERNIGHT FABIANI HAD READ THROUGH THAT PART OF OUR DOCUMENTATION WHICH WAS ALREADY IN ITALIAN (AS PREPARED IN BRUSSELS) AND EXPRESSED HIS GRATITUDE FOR THIS GESTURE. HIS ENGLISH IS RATHER LIMITED AND MOST OF THE SUBSCQUENT DISCUSSION WAS IN ITALIAN.

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IN THE NON-TEXTILES SECTOR NOTHING REALLY NEW EMERGED. FABIAN! HOWEVER WENT OUT OF HIS WAY AT THE VERY END OF OUR VISIT TO CONVEY TO ME PRIVATELY HIS GOVERNMENT'S REACTIONS/OF DISMAY

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