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IMMEDIATE

CYPHER CAT A

FM F C O 221711Z

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 121/616/1

REMOVED IS MEGSTRY NA. 51 27 SFR 1960

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Taken

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 725 OF 22 SEPTEMBER, 1977.

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MURRAY.

LAST

FCO TELEGRAM TO UKREP BRUSSELS NO.1774.

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1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUGGESTED THAT THERE WOULD BE ADVANTAGE IN YOUR SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION RESPONSIBLE IN THE TEXTILE FIELD (VICE PRESIDENT HAFERKAMP AND M DAVIGNON). IF DONALD MAITLAND CAN FIX THIS ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY THE DEPARTMENT WILL ARRANGE WITH HONG KONG OFFICE FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM BRUSSELS,

I MUST ADVISE VERY STRONGLY AGAINST ANY PRESS RELEASE ON THESE PLANS SIMILAR TO THE STATEMENT IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 956. PERHAPS YOU COULD DISCUSS THIS WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON MONDAY,

2. WE HAVE SO FAR ARRANGED THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS FOR YOU

HERE:

MONDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER

1115

PUS

1200 HUGH CORTAZZI

1530 MR JUDD AND LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER

1000

MR DELL

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