TNAG-0466-FCO40-531-Hong-Kong-s-interests-in-EEC-capitals-1974 — Page 79

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14 JUN 1974

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TO ROUTINE FCO TEL NO 199 OF 13 JUNE INFO ROUTINE UKREP BRUSSELS (PERSONAL FOR HEAD OF CHANCERY)

YOUR TEL NO 532 TO UKREP BRUSSELS: HONG KONG REPRESENTATION.

I HAVE NO GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE UP-GRADING OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE ATTACHED TO THIS EMBASSY.

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2. HOWEVER, IF BURGESS WERE TO BE APPOINTED AT GRADE 3, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS TO HIM PERSONALLY, THAT IN NC CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HE BE CALLED UPON TC ACT AS CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN MY ABSENCE.

3. THE AWKWARD QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE MIGHT PERHAPS BEST BE MET IF MY COUNSELLOR WERE FORMALLY DESIGNATED QUOTE MINISTER UNQUOTE- A DEVICE WITH PRECEDENTS ELSEWHERE.

COPIES PASSED TO HEAD OF CHANCERY UKREP BRUSSELS.

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