Hong Kong
MCC 13/3 and MCC 13/393/2 Commodities
CONFIDENTIAL
NFUTRAL
HONG KONG
WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
ე
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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