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DECISION TO REQUEST THEM UNTIL AFTER THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH
TAIVAN, SO I DID NOT PRESS THIS.
6. THERE WAS CONSEQUENTLY NO QUID PRO QUO TO OFFER IN EXCHANGE
FOR CONCESSION ON DRESS GLOVES BUT I NEVERTHELESS REQUESTED THIS.
AFTER DISCUSSION WE AGREED ON FORMULA THAT H.K. ARE ASKING
ADVANCE AGREEMENT ON 6,000 DOZEN OUT OF THE 61,358 DOZEN
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION, WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT IF GRANTED
IT IS TO BE USED FOR DRESS GLOVES ONLY. I AM PROMISED. A QUICK
REPLY AND AM HODERATELY OPTIMISTIC, UNFORTUNATELY THERE SEEMS NO
WAY OF CONFIRMING HONG KONG INDUSTRY'S BELIEF IN NON-SENSITIVITY
OF THIS SECTOR OTHER THAN ENQUIRY AMONG U.S. INDUSTRY.
SIZ P. DEAN
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED).
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
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