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CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
ROUTINE U K MISSION GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 433
33 JULY 1969.
CONFIDENTIAL
NEUTRAL
ADDRESSED TO F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 433 OF JULY 30 RFI HONG KONG WASHINGTON BRUSSELS UKDEL E E C BRUSSELS TOKYO
SEOUL AND OTTAWA.
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 432 : COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE.
US DELEGATION CONFIRM THAT THEY HAD ASKED FOR POSTPONEMENT OF MEETING FROM 8-10 SEPTEMBER (PARAGRAPH 12 OF MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 113 SAVING) AND HAD PROPOSED 23 SEPTEMBER. LATTER DATE WAS, HOWEVER, NOT CONVENIENT FOR CHAIRMAN (LONG) WHO UNDERTOOK
TO SEEK OTHER SUITABLE DATES.
2. US DELEGATION SAY THAT THEIR DIFFICULTIES OVER ORIGINAL
DATE WERE DUE TO MANNING PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN READY
OTHERWISE. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHETHER BY 8 OCTOBER THEY WOULD
HAVE PROPOSALS FOR EXTENSION OF LT A TO OTHER FIBRES BUT BELIEVED THAT IN ANY CASE THE NEW DATE WOULD BE PERFECTLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THEM.
FCO PASS HONG KONG WASHINGTON BRUSSELS UKDEL E E C BRUSSELS
TOKYO SEOUL OTTAWA.
MR BUXTON
REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
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W. EUR. D.:
H.K.D.
RECEIVED IN
RIC
CONFIDENTIAL
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILES
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 31 JUL 1969
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