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CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 513
CONFIDENTIAL.
NEUTRAL.
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HONG KONG
COTO
AUGUST 1969
(HKK 6/331/1)
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 513 OF 8 AUGUST, REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO OTTAWA,
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 633. CANADIAN TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS.
2. WE DO NOT WISH TO COMMENT ON COTTON TEXTILE ITEMS (PARAGRAPHS 2 (A) (B) AND (C) OF YOUR TELEGRAM).
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3. HOWEVER, WITH REGARD TO THE NON-COTTON ITEMS (YOUR PARAGRAPHS 2 (D) AND 3), WE ARE DISTURBED TO FIND HOW FAR MATTERS SEEM TO HAVE GONE. WE HAVE NOT DISREGARDED TELEGRAMS REFERRED TO IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 4 AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE PROBLEMS RAISED IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 5. THESE PROBLEMS WERE DISCUSSED WITH JORDAN HERE IN
JUNE, WHEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT WE EXPECTED TO BE
CONSULTED IN ADVANCE OF ANY NEGOTIATIONS. AS YOU KNOW PARTICULARLY
IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES ANY EXTENSION OF M.M.F. RESTRICTIONS RAISES
PROBLEMS FOR US ( SEE IN THIS CONNECTION BOARD OF TRADE PAPER ON TEXTILE PROBLEMS SENT UNDER COVER OF HUGHES' LETTER OF 31 JULY TO JORDAN.)
4. WE HAVE ONLY JUST RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE THE
STATISTICS ATTACHED TO JORDAN'S REPORT OF HIS RECENT TALKS IN
OTTAWA, THESE DO NOT APPEAR TO ADD GREATLY TO INFORMATION PROVIDED
IN OTTAWA TELEGRAM NUMBER 58. BUT WE ARE URGENTLY CONSIDERING THEM
AND WILL LET YOU HAVE OUR COMMENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE FEAR
THAT WE SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH FIRM VIEWS ON WHAT SHOULD BE
DONE IN TIME FOR YOUR TALKS WITH CANADIANS THIS MONTH. FOR 18/19
AUGUST THEREFORE WE MUST SUGGEST THAT YOUR LINE SHOULD BE TO PROBE
THE CANADIAN POSITION YET MORE FULLY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO
FOLLOWING POINTS:-
(A) EXTENT OF INJURY TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRY:
(B) WHICH COUNTRIES ARE CAUSING THE DAMAGE:
(C) TO WHAT EXTENT RESTRAINTS ARE ALREADY IMPOSED AND AT WHAT
LEVELS:
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