TNAG-0687-FCO40-836-Disturbances-by-police-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 186

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HONG KONG NEGOTIATORS HAVE BEEN IN DRUSSELS SINCE 8 OCTOBER. THEY WERE READY TO BEGIN ON THE DATE SELECTED BY THE EEC, WHICH WAS JEP OCTOBER, BUT WERE IN FACT KEPT HANGING ABOUT FOR OVER A WEEK WHILE THE COMMUNITY COMPLETED ITS PREPARATIONS. FROM THE OUTSET 10 NOVEMBER WAS AGREED AS A DESIRABLE TARGET DATE, BUT WAS CERTAINLY NEVER RECOGNISED, BY EITHER SIDE, AS A DEADLINE.

THE PACE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS HAS BEEN SLOW BUT NOT BECAUSE HONG KONG HAS BEEN BLOCKING PROGRES. THE DELAY HAS BEEN DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE VAGUE AND INFLEXIBLE ATTITUDE ADOPTED BY THE EEC AND TO THE CONDUCT OF THEIR NEGOTIATORS WHICH HAS FALLEN SHORT OF WHAT ONE MIGHT CALL +PROFESSIONAL.+

MR TRAN'S STATEMENT OBVIOUSLY REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE BLAME FOR THE DELAY FOR WHERE IT TRULY BELONGS. IT ALSO ATTEMPTS 3Y INNUENDO TO DIVIDE THE GROWING GROUP OF DEVELOPING EXPORTING COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWING THEIR DISILLUSION OVER THE MANNER IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY IS CONDUCTING

ITSELF AND THE APPARENT INABILITY OF THE EEC TO ACCEPT THAT ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ALSO EXIST OUTSIDE ITS BOUNDARIES. MORE

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HONG KONG HAS TAKEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE A FLEXIBLE AND CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS. THREATS' AND

ACCUSATIONS WILL NOT, HOWEVER, HELP THE PARTIES TO THEM TO REACH AN EARLY THE FAIR SETTLEMENT.

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, OF COUSE, THE EXTENT TO WHICH MR. TRAN'S THREATS TRULY REPRESENT THE INTENTIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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