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TO ROUTINE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 840 OF 21 AUGUST INFO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE), UKREP BRUSSELS, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, UKMIS GENEVA (FOR PEARSON), SAVING COPENHAGEN, BONN, BRUSSELS,, ROME, PARIS, DUBLIN AND THE HAGUE.

HONG KONG/E E C: 1975 G S P.

WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL TO YOU AND THE EMBASSIES CONCERNED FOR

THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE AND ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO DODGE AND TSAO IN

THEIR TOUR OF CAPITALS. THIS OPERATION SEEMS FROM DODGE'S REPORTS

TO HAVE GONE VERY WELL AND IT DID HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING

SEEN TO BE A HONG KONG EFFORT UNDERTAKEN WITH THE FULL APPROVAL

AND SUPPORT OF H.M.G.

2. FOLLOWING THE TOUR OF CAPITALS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRY HAS FORMALLY CALLED IN THE CONSULS-GENERAL OF THE

MEMBER STATES TO INFORM THEM OF THE OPERATION IN EUROPE AND TO SPEAK TO THE MEMORANDUM AND SPEAKING NOTE USED BY DODGE (THOUGH WITHOUT THE STATISTICAL BRIEF). HE ALSO HANDED OVER COPIES OF THE MEMORANDUM. THE REACTION WAS GENERALLY SYMPATHETIC BUT

NATURALLY NON-COMMITTAL.

3. THE DIRECTOR HAS ALSO BRIEFED THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE

COMMISSIONER ON SIMILAR LINES.

F C O PLEASE PASS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

F C O PLEASE PASS SAVING COPENHAGEN, BONN,

ROME, PARIS, DUBLIN AND THE HAGUE.

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