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ADDRESSED UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 5 OF 8 MAY.
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CANADA/HONG KONG CONSULTATIONS.
FOR JONES FROM MILLS.
YOUR TELEGRAM 18 PARA. 4.
PA
"Mur 1915
JULY IN HONG KONG WOULD SUIT US TO DISCUSS NEED FOR CONTINUATION
OF PRESENT RESTRAINTS AND CURRENT OR NEW PROBLEMS CANADIANS
MAY WISH TO RAISE (PROVIDED WE ARE GIVEN ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THESE)
2. EXCEPT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TRIGGER POINTS CONSULTATIONS: WE
SUSPENDED E/AS ON WIPER TOWELS ON 24.1.69 AND ON JACQUARD TOWELS
ON 18.4.69. WE FACE CONSIDERABLE DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY IF WE ARE
TO BE EXPECTED TO HOLD THESE POSITIONS UNTIL JULY. WE HOPE
THEREFORE THAT THE CANADIANS CAN EITHER AGREE SOME FURTHER TRADE
OVER THE TRIGGER POINTS (WE HAVE ALREADY ASKED FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR 6,433 LB. WIPER TOWELS) OR SOON MAKE A CASE FOR RESTRAINT BY LETTER (ESPECIALLY IF THEY WISH TO STOP JACQUARD TOWELS) SEMICOLON IF THEY CANNOT, WE WOULD WISH TO
HOLD CONSULTATIONS IN HONG KONG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
(FC O PLS PASS PRIORITY TO GENEVA)
SIR D. TRENCH
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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HONG KONG DEPT.
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