1.
I suggest that we send Hong Kong at once a telegram on
the lines of the draft I am submitting. It would need to be
cleared with the Board of Trade but I think I could do that
It does no more
* quite easily because it is non-committal.
than hold the ring until Monday morning by which time I would
hope to be able to make a further substantive recommendation
which might, or might not, involve the suggestion that we meet
the Board of Trade once more. Fortunately Hong Kong have
discussions about cotton which I think they could be getting
on with before the contentious MMF issues are reached.
15 August, 1969
Mr.
(H. H. Stewart)
Hong Kong Department
Copy to:
Mr. Preston (Commodities Department)
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