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HONG KONG REPRESENTATION IN THE EEC.
MY VIEWS REMAIN THE SAME ASTHOSE SET CUT IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY LETTER OF 23 FEBRUARY, 1972, TO SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE,
COPIED TO SIR JOHN BEITH (THEN H.M. AMBASSADOR, BRUSSELS) TO MASON EID, AND TO LAIRD HONG KONG DEPARTMENT. IN SHORT I AGREE, FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN MY LETTER AND FOR THOSE IN YOUR T.U.R. THAT IT WOULD STILL NOT BE DESIRABLE FOR THE HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE
IN BRUSSELS TO BE ATTACHED TO MY STAFF RATHER THAN TO H.M.
AMBASSADOR'S.
2. I DOUBT WHETHER THE ANALOGY WITH THE GATT DELEGATION IS VALID. WE BELONG TO THE GATT BOTH IN OUR OWN RIGHT AND FOR HONG KONG. ALTHOUGH HONG KONG IS A UNITED KINGDOM DEPENDENT TERRITORY, IT IS FORMALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF OUR MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COMMUNITIES.
3. IN THE LIGHT OF OUR POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG'S AFFAIRS AND THE GENERALLY POSITIVE LINE WHICH H.M.G. ARE TAKING, OUR NEED FOR RAPID AND ACCURATE ADVICE ON HONG KONG'S ATTITUDE TO COMMUNITY
CESTIONS IS LIKELY TO BE EVEN GREATER, BUT THERE IS NO REASON WHY HONG KONG'S INTERESTS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE SERVED BY
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