Hong Kong

MCC 13/3 and MCC 13/393/2 Commodities

CONFIDENTIAL

NFUTRAL

HONG KONG

WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA

Your telegram No. 176 and Washington telegran

No. 569.

Washington

UKMIS Geneva

US Textile Imports

Your own interests, and of course all the

possible implications of President Nixon's expressed

intentions in respect of textile restraints, are

very much in our minds.

2.

Consonantly with advice reccived from Washington,

we advised, in advance of President Nixon's arrival

in Europe, the French, West German and Italian

Governments, and the Commission of the EEC, that we

proposed to take a robust line if the opportunity

ties Dept. (2) arose to discuss this matter during the presidential

visit. Our message to them included the following

International

Trade

Files: Commodi-

Kiss C.H.Welch Board of Trade Passage from the Talking Points for the Frime Mr.D.M.Sellers, Minister's Brief on Trade Policy matters quote ... Hong Kong Govt.

office,

54 Pall Mall.

we are concerned at reports about possible restraints

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