Your telegram 513
There is and could be no repetition of evento in
the Swedish case because Jordan was told by Snelling
at moeting en 13th Juno that the constitutional position i
had always leon quite clear: that you had no authority
to enter into negotiations and/or conclude agreements
with. third eruntries except under Article 4 of tho
Jordan Aard
1.2.A.1
Jordan
thet Hong Kong had always accepted that
Hong Kong mot keep her policies in line with those of
the United Kingdom,
2. The Canadian position was discussed at a further
meeting on 13.4 June. To did not discuss what, if
anything, cald be done to moot the Canadian
difficultier because Jordan said that, although ho
would be slting Ottawa and would be occing Er. Rodney
Grey, there would be no negotiations for the time being.
for our side
also bo
We To be made it clear that there should be no discussion
of possible restraint levels, and the position remains
that H.M.C. Dave not agrocd that Hong Kong should enter ·
into negotiations with the Canadiano in restraints
outside the cotton fiold.
3. Your record of the Ottawa meeting was dated
26th July and a copy reached us on 5th August. No copies
appear to have boon sent to the Board of Trado, ao hao
Loon customary.
We were not told that you were
contemplating entering into negotiations with tho
Canadiano; no authority was sought to discuss non-
cotton items; and the dato of the rooting was not In the circumstances arranged, a, it should have boon, through un,
particularly disturbed to find that you had consulted
Wo roro
/the Textile Advisory