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would affect the issue since our case rested primarily on the
Bharadwaj said that he reasons given in our Aide Memoire.
appreciated our position but hoped that the fact that India does accord preferences on products of "active trade interest" to Hong Kong would persuade the Hong Kong Government to recon- sider their request in a more sympathetic light.
4. You will see from the statistics given in Bharadwaj's letter that, on the basis of the items listed, only a very small proportion of trade is affected and we have no doubt that a further examination of India's trade statistics would not reveal
any items on which there is a substantial trade interest to
Hong Kong,
5. In the circumstances we would be grateful for your comments on Bharadwaj's letter in order that we may reply to the Indian
High Commission as soon as possible.
6.
Copies of this despatch are being sent to Mr. D.J.C. Jones at the UK Mission Geneva and to our High Commissions in New Delhi and Zomba and to the Hong Kong Government Office in London.
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