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AT BEST IT IS LIKELY TO IMPOSE STRAIN ON THE GOOD RELATIONS WHICH HAVE HITHERTO EXISTED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA ON TEXTILE
MATTERS.
2. THE CANADIANS WILL ALSO UNDOUBTEDLY TAKE THE LINE THAT YOU HAVE LEFT IT VERY LATE IN THE DAY TO EXPRESS YOUR DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES TO THEM, IF THESE DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES ARE TO HAVE THE EFFECT OF TURNING WHAT THE CANADIANS EXPECTED TO BE NEGOTIATIONS IN HONG KONG AS FAR AS NON-COTTON ITEMS ARE CON- CERNED INTO MERE DISCUSSIONS. THEY WILL ALSO QUESTION US ON WHY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO REACH FIRM VIEWS ON WHAT SHOULD BE
WE SHOULD THERE- DONE IN TIME FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS ON 18 AUGUST. FORE BE GRATEFUL FOR FULL BRIEFING IF AND WHEN YOU COME TO SEND US THE INSTRUCTIONS FORESHADOWED IN PARAGRAPH 7 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 513 TO HONG KONG. IS THE BOARD OF TRADE PAPER REFERRED TO AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 513 TO HONG KONG PERTINENT? IF SO, PERHAPS YOU WOULD SEND US A COPY.
3. WE SHOULD. ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EXPLAIN THE INWARDHESS OF THE SECOND QUESTION IN CREDA TELEGRAM NO, 94 TO US, TO WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY REPLIED,
SIR C CROWE
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