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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO.167 OF 10 JULY/AND PRIORITY GOVERNOR, HONG KONG AND UKREP BRUSSELS INFO HONG KONG GOVT. LONDON, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA (FOR DORWARD/PEARSON), THE HAGUE, BONN, PARIS, DUBLIN AND ROME.
HONG KONG GENERALISED PREFERENCE SCHEME.
BRAITHWAITE'S LETTER TO BONN 25 JUNE.
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HONG KONG COVERNMENT OFFICIALS DODGE AND TSAO, ACCOMPANIED BY MY COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR (MARSHALL) CALLED YESTERDAY ON AGERUP, JOINT NO.2 IN MARKET SECRETARIAT, MEA AND PONTOPPIDAN, IN CHARGE OF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES,
2. MARSHALL OPENED WITH STATEMENT ON LINES OF THAT MADE TO COREPER ON 27 JUNE (BRUSSELS TELEGRAM TO FCO 3044) AND THEN LEFT RUNNING TO DODGE AND TSAO. BOTH SPOKE FORCIBLY, PERSUASIVELY AND AT LENGTH ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AND OF THE LOSS OF TEXTILE EXPORTS TO OTHER BENEFICIARIES, TSAO IMPRESSED WITH THE DIFFICULTIES THAT WOULD OCCUR IN THE COLONY IF DISCRIMINATION CONTINUED, THEY MENTIONED HONG KONG'S WILLINGNESS TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT SAFEGUARDS, RESTRAINTS ETC. BUT EMPHASISED THEIR OPPOSITION TO COMPROMISE ON DISCRIMINATION. THE HONG
KONG OFFICIALS WERE LESS DRAMATIC AND EMPLOYED MORE REASON TO SUPPORT THEIR ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE LIKELY DISADVANTAGES
FOR HONG KONG OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS ABOUT SUPER-
COMPETITIVE SUPPLIERS.
3.
DANES LISTENED WITH PATIENCE AND INTEREST, AGERUP DECLINED TO GIVE ANY ASSURANCES ON FOOTWEAR AND SURPRISED US RATHER BY
DECLARING IT A QUOTE HIGHLY POLITICAL SUBJECT AT THE PRESENT TIME UNQUOTE AND SAID THAT MINISTERS WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSULTED ABOUT ANY CHANGES IN THE POSITION OF FOOTWEAR IMPORTS. ON TEXTILES HE SAID THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT DENMARK, AND ESPECIALLY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, WOULD ADOPT THEIR USUAL
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