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PRIORITY HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Telno. 264
1 March, 1968
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 264 of 1 March, Repeated for information to Peking.
3186) My telegram No. 239: Gift rice from China.
Further discussions have been held between the Director of Commerce and Industry and the China Resources Company.
2.
We offered to allow registered rice stockholders.
the rice to be imported via
In this way the Rice Control Scheme would not be impaired and the company would not lose any import entitlement under the quota system.
3. We now await a reply from the China Resources Company.
Foreign Office please pass routine Peking 82.
Sir D. Trench
[Repeated as requested]
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
J.I.P.G.D.
NRWS DEPT.
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