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FM BTC HONG KONG 180402Z NOVEMBER 82

TO ROUTINE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER BTC 108 OF 13 NOVEMBER

FOR CLIFT, HKG D

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marin komoly

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TELNO 1324

HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY AND TRADE

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT AT MEETING WITH BILL DORWARD, SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, EXISTENCE OF YOUR TELNO 945 WAS INADVERTENTLY REVEALED TO SELECT COMMITTEE. SOME MEMBERS (SIR PETER EMERY, MR MAXWELL-HYSLOP AND MR CROWTHER) TOOK EXCEPTION TO CONTENTS OF LORD BELSTEAD'S CONFIDENTIAL BRIEFING BEING PASSED TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. SIR DONALD KABERRY, SUPPORTED BY MR IAN MIKARDO, TOOK A FIRM LINE WITH THE PLAINTIFFS AND SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO TAKE THE MATTER FURTHER. THE THREE CONCERNED DID HOWEVER SHOW SOME SIGN OF WISHING TO RAISE THE ISSUE ON THEIR RETURN. 2. THE SELECT COMMITTEE WERE ALSO SOMEWHAT CONCERNED TO LEARN IN MFA CONTEXT OF RECENT STATEMENT BY MR REES ABOUT BRITAIN SUCCESSFULLY RESISTING EEC COMMISSION PROPOSAL

TO HELP DOMINANT SUPPLIERS. BILL DORWARD REFERRED IN PARTICULAR TO COI RETRACT 76 OF 27 OCTOBER REPORTING THIS (SEE MY TEL OTTER 62 COPIED TO YOU). SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAID THAT THIS CONFLICTED WITH SPIRIT OF THEIR LONDON BRIEFING (PARA 4 OF YOUR TELNO 945).

ADAMS

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HKIZ 121/103

Mr. Hoace

HKAGD

PCEU

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

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