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RECEIVED RICHTEN 52

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- 2 AUG 1974

11/16/598/1

Enter

HK/ESL

1974

1

LSP

p.a.

TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1 OF 31 JULY INFO FCO UKREP BRUSSELS, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON (FOR KIND), BRUSSELS (FOR HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE), PARIS, THE HAGUE, UKIS GENEVA INFO SAVING COPENHAGEN, BONN, ROME.

FOLLOWING FROM DODGE.

HK/EEC : GSP 1975

BRUSSELS TELNO 51 PARA 13.

LAST

117

REF.

1. I RETURNED TO BRUSSELS' FROM PARTS JULY 27 AND LEFT, AGAIN FOR

DUBLIN JULY 28 AS SCHEDULED.

2. PARTS

AFTER THE MAIN PROCEDINGS I HAD FURTHER CONTACT WITH EMBASSY OFFICIAS

TO FILL IN ON THE FRENCH UNILATERAL IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ETC,

IT SEEMS THAT DURING SIR Y K KAN'S TDC VISIT THE KEY EMBASSY OFFICIAL AWARE OF THE HONG KONG VIEWPOINT (DOUGAL: FIRST SEC COMM). WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE TDC REPRESENTATIVES,

3. THE TDC'S FUTURE FRENCH EXERCISE WAS DISCUSSED. ON THE TELEPHONE I OFFERED SANDERS HELP WITH THE DIPLOMATIC NETWORK. AT HIS REQUEST.

WE PROPOSE THAT I SHOULD GO TO PARIS TO ASSIST WITH BRIEFING THE

MISSION IN RESPECT OF GOVT MATTERS ETC AND 1 CONTACTS WITH SENTOR FRENCH OFFICIALS, SUCH AS DE MOREL. I PRESUME THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD WISH. WITH RATFORD (COUNSELLOR) IT WAS AGREED THAT I SHOULD BE PRESENT AT ANY DISCUSSIONS AT THE QUAI D'ORSAY AND THE QUAI BRANLY (FOREIGN TRADE) AS A MATTER OF COURSE.

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