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Am. Stewart
This is Ed. ho. 675.
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NEUTRAL
HONG KONG
6 October 1969
WASHINGTON, TOKYO, SEOUL,
UKMIS GENEVA
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
-7 OCT 1969
LAST REF
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Your telegrams Nos. 781, 784 and 787.
US Approach on Textiles
25%
We accept action proposed in your telegram
No. 781 as modified by Washington telegram No. 64
and your telegram No. 787.
2.
major
In view, however, of important considerations
of British International Commercial policy, which are involved, we consider it important that there
should be full UK participation in proposed talks
with Americans. We would therefore wish the
last sentence of your proposed note (paragraph 2 of your telegram No. 787) to be reworded as follows:-
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QUOTE:
Such discussions could be
held between US and British
and Hong Kong officials in
Geneva in the week beginning
13 October 1969.
UNQUOTE