CONFIDENTIAL
4. DUBLIN
YOU WILL HAVE LEARNED OF THE SLIGHT EXTENSION OF MY PROGRAMME
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HERE ARISING FROM THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE OFFICIALS WE MET YESTERDAY
(DUBLIN TELMO 392). THE IRISH GOVT HAVE SHOWN A VERY MARKED INTEREST
IN ATTRACTING INDUSTRIAL. INVESTMENT FROM HONG KONG. THIS COULD
BE A FACTOR IN ELIMINATING ANY IRISH OPPOSITION TO HMG VIEWS IN
THE GSP FIELD AND INTRODUCES SOME LITERESTING NEW PROSPECT BEYOND
THIS, I ENCOURAGED THE IRISH TO EXPAND AND MEETINGS ARE TO BE SET
UP
5. LONDON AND THE HAGUE.
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE DUBLIN PROGRAMME I PROPOSE TO RETURN
TO BRUSSELS VIA LONDON. KIDD AND I HAVE AGREED ON THE POTENTIAL
VALUE OF A DEBRIEFING SESSION WITH HIM AT THIS POINT IN THE EXERCISE
SINCE THE HAGUE NOW SEEMS LIKELY TO CENTRE ROUND SEPT 10 WHICH
I AM SURE WILL STILL BE WELL BEFORE THE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP RECONVENE ( 15/20 SEPTEMBER). THE CRITICAL POINT IN THE HAGUE IS GETTING IN TO SEE THE RIGHT PEOPLE (IN VIEW OF THE DUTCH DISLIKE OF ANY 'SUPER-COMPETITIVE' BENEFICIARY IN PRINCIPLE). TO THIS END 1 HAVE DRAWN ON OUR RESERVES OF PERSONAL GOODWILL WITH VERHAGEN·
AND DE WAARD AND I AM NOW CONFIDENT OF THE EVENTUAL OUTCOME
AS FAR AS ACCESS IS CONCERNED, THE EMBASSY AND FCO HAVE ALSO BEEN
VERY HELPFUL,
6. BRUSSELS
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THERE IS DAILY CONTACT BETWEEN MY OFFICE AND MYSELF, THE OFFICE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE MANNED BY AT LEAST TWO OF MY FOUR LOCAL STAFF
. THOUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. (ACTION IS IN HAND ON DCI MEMO NO 90
AND MY SENIOR SECRETARY WAS TO CALL AT TRAN VAN THINH'S OFFICE
YESTERDAY TO ENSURE THAT DURING HIS BRIEF STOPOVER THERE BEFORE
A LONG SUMMER VACATION HE CAN ADVISE DIRECT OF HIS EXACT REQUIREMENTS
AS HE DID WITH THE FOOTWEAR. THE PAPERS WHICH DCI PRODUCED SO
EXPEDITIOUSLY WILL BE FED IN AT THE SAME TIME. IF TRANS REQUEST WAS
MADE AT HIS MEETING IN WHITEHALL ON JULY 5 IT SEEMS A PITY THAT (AS FAR AS I KNOW) WE WERE NOT INFORMED EARLIER PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF SEASONAL PROBLEMS IN EUROPE, BUT PERHAPS THESE CONTRIBUTED TO THE APPARENT DELAY ITSELF.)
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