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LETTER
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PRIVACY MARKING
..In Confidence
TALKING POINTA Unles
below вавого
This
J. 0. Moreton, Esq.,
C.M.G., M.C.
Yo Government House Hap kamp.
W. S. Carter
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
I am sorry to add to your papers at
this late stage, but although we had the
enclosed copy of a brief by the Board of Trade
on US/UK trade policies to cover discussions
during President Nixon's visit later dis
month before you left, we had not had the time
to study it ourselves.
2.
This is a subject on which you are very
likely to be questioned if and when you meet
anyone from the Department of Commerce and
Industry. They are well aware in Hong Kong of
the strong pressure in the USA for extending
the Long Term Agreement on Cotton Textiles to
cover wool and man-made fibres and in view of
the importance of their trade with America
are very anxious to know if it will be
resisted or not.
3.
Before the Presidential election, Nixon
and for the matter of that Humphrey horses
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mada
gave
at
to indicate undertakingeto the textile industry that they
would protect them by controlling imports.
Since the election President Nixon, we are glad
to say, has somewhat changed his tune and in a
recent statement actually said that he "took a
dim view of moves towards quotas". However, he
went on to speak of "volunteer quotas" and the
e
US proposals to initiate exploratory discussions
to induce the major countries involved to
accept voluntary restraints.
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