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CYPHER CAT/A
ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 854
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
OFFICE
6 NOVEMBER 1969.......
ADM C: COPY
319
sent to
Head, Commatitis Di Head, Hong Kong Do Dir C. Ć Neill.
[NEUTRAL]
CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED F C O TELO 854 OF 6 NOVEMBER R FI WASHINGTON, TOKYO, OTTAWA, UKDEL EEC, UKMIS GENEVA, SEOUL AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
U.S. TEXTILES.
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RE
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GENEVA TELEGRAM 551 TO YOU. 288) HKK6/204/1
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REF.
I HAVE SEEN THE DRAFT RECORD OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN GENEVA
(ADVANCE COPIES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THOSE WHO TOOK PART FOR CHECKING) AND MELVILLE'S LETTER OF 17 OCTOBER TO GOLDSMITH.
2. I AM INCLINED TO DRAW TWO CONCLUSIONS:
(A) THE U.S. CASE EVEN ON PARTICULAR PRODUCTS NOW SEEMS LIKELY TO BE SO WEAK THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OUR PROPOSED SELECTIVE APPROACH WOULD RESULT IN A REJECTION OF EVERY AMERICAN REQUEST, SHOULD THEY BE PERSUADED TO ADOPT THIS COURSE SEMICOLON OR
IN CONCEDING VERY WEAK CASES, THE FORMER COULD PRECIPITATE
U.S. POLITICAL ACTION WHILE THE LATTER COULD PREJUDICE OUR
DEFENCES BOTH AGAINST FURTHER CASES PRESENTED BY CTHER SECTORS
OF THE U.S. INDUSTRY AND VIS A VIS OTHER COUNTRIES.