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K TO SEND MY THREE KK

DELIMGA

BUFO 245/27

RR COVERNOR HONG KONG

GPS 19

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51 -3 JUL 1974

HRK 6/598

AO DISTRIBUTION

CYPHER CAT A

FM BRUSSELS 2714157

CONFIDENTIAL

TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELMO 42 OF 27 JUNE.

FROM DODGE

EEC: GSP

DCI MEMO. NO. 71 REFERS.

1. AS NO DOUBT INTENDED I HAVE REWRITTEN THE DEPARTMENTAL SEAKING HOTE 14 MY OWN STYLE. A COPY OF MY TEXT IS BEING SENT TO YOU EXPRESS AIRMAIL. MY VERSION IS SIMPLER, MORE SELF-EXPLANATORY, AND THUS LONGER. WHILST PERHAPS MORE CONCILIATORY IN TONE IT IS I HOPE

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EVEN MORE FORCEFUL AND PERSUASIVE IN CONTENT. I HAVE INTRODUCED FXAMPLES OF THE RECENT LATEST EVIDENCE OF TEXTILES TRADE DIVERSION

TO SOUTH KOREA.

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2. IN DUE COURSE PLEASE TELEGRAPH YOUR APPROVAL OF MY TEXT, TOPETHER WITH ANY NEW THOUGHTS YOU HAVE HAD AS A RESULT OF FURTHER

CONSIDERATION OF THE MORE RECENT DOCUMENTS.

MUIRHEAD

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PECT 2715477

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