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To:-
His Excellency
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Sir David Trench, GCMG,
HONG KONG
MC,
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From
Mr.
Wilford
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
I am sorry that my first weeks in the F.C.0.
with responsibility for Hong Kong affairs has
been marked by the sharp differences which there
have been between Hong Kong and Whitehall on
regotiations with j
exports to Canada.
the question of your textile
Speaking as one who was not concerned with the
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exchanges in June I must at that it seems to
me that there have been faults on both sides
which we should seek to eliminate for the
future. Thus I entirely understand your
irritation at the fact that you never received
any answer to your telegram No. 463 of 7 June
when, as you rightly say in your telegram
No. 638 of 13 August, you "clearly envisaged
consultations on cottons and non-cottons,
including the polyester/polynosic issue".
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that they were
just about to hold talks with Jordan in London.
In these they say that they made clear that,
because of wider considerations, they could t
not approve extension of restraint agreements
and that they expected to be consulted fully
in advance about any negotiations.
If you
ask me to put my finger on this point in any
of the records of conversations which were
made at the time I must admit frankly that I
cannot. [Spelling is away on leave so I cannot
consult him about what he set (paragraph 3 of
said
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