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FM BRUSSELS 291314Z NOV (FOLLOWING FROM HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE)
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TO FLASH GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 332 OF 29 NOVEMBER 1977 INFO FLASH FCO, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS)
FROM JORDAN, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
1.
PASSED BY C.O.D.]
I HAVE TO REPORT A SERIOUS SETBACK IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. BECK AND MILLS AGREED YESTERDAY (MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER) THAT THE INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS HAD REACHED A POINT SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO ENABLE BOTH SIDES TO SHOW IN FORMAL SESSION THE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE. SO FAR AS 'NUMBERS' ARE CONCERNED, THE AIM OF THE INFORMAL SESSIONS HAD BEEN TO PRODUCE A PACKAGE THAT COULD BE AGREED AND PRESENTED COMPLETE. ON 36 OF THE 41 CATEGORIES WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO REACH INFORMAL AGREEMENT ON THE COMMUNITY LIMIT PROVIDED THAT MS LIMITS WITHIN THEM ARE BASED ON THE PATTERN OF EXPORT TRADE. ON THE REMAINING CATEGORIES WE HAD REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING ON THE FIGURES THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD PRESENT.
2. THE FIRST FORMAL SESSION SINCE OUR RETURN TO BRUSSELS WAS THEREFORE SCHEDULED FOR 1733J HRS. MCNDAY 23 NOVEMBER. MILLS HAD AGREED WITH BECK THAT THIS SESSION WOULD BE CONFINED TO A PRESENTATION OF POSITIONS REACHED ON THE LIMITS TO BE APPLIED IN.
1978.
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SHORTLY BEFORE THE SESSION BEGAN BECK TOLD MILLS THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE LUKIT ON
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