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Registry
No.
DRAFT
Letter
K6/331/1
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
To:-
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted. Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
D. M. Sellers, Esq.,
Hong Kong Government
Office,
54 Pa 1 Mall.
Type 1 +
From
(130
Mr. H. H. Stewart
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
I attach a Board of Trade note of the meeting
you and Derek Jones attended on 4 September to
discuss the statistical background to the Canadian
claims of injury resulting from Hong Kong imports
consider
and to discuss tactics for negotiations with (the
Canadian
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2. We shall be grateful to know whether you rigard
this as a reasonably accurate record. I have no
views myself I am afraid as I was not present but
Bunny Carter who was, cannot see any glaring
inaccuracies.
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CYPHER/CAT.A.
RESTRICTED
PRIORITY OTTAWA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
129
YOP CO
PRIORITY OTTAWA TEINO. 102 TO HONG KONG OF 3 NOVEMBER, 1969.
RESTRICTED
[NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELNO. 192 OF 3 NOVEMBER 1969, REPEATED FOR INFMN TO F.C.0.
FOR JORDAN FROM GRAY.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. M374 : CANADIAN TARIFFBOARD HEARING ON KNITTED OUTER GARMENTS.
2. WE ARE AIRMAILING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO YOU TODAY.
3. THE WORD HERE IS THAT THIS REFERENCE HAS BEEN ENGINEERED BY THE
CANADIAN TEXTILE PRODUCERS NOT BECAUSE THEY SERIOUSLY WISH AN
ADJUSTMENT TO THE TARIFF BUT IN THE BELIEF THAT THE BOARD'S ENQUIRIES WILL DEMONSTRATE THE INABILITY OF ANY TARIFF TO PROTECT THE CANADIAN INDUSTRY. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ENQUIRY HAS GEN- ERATED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST HERE (SEE PRESS CUTTING FROM THE GLOBE AND MAIL WHICH WE ARE ALSO SENDING)
4.
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IN VIEW OF THIS I SUGGEST THAT IF, AFTER READING THE BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS, YOU CONSIDER HONG KONG'S VIEWS SHOULD BE ON RECORD YOU WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO AT LEAST SUBMIT A BRIEF. IF YOU FEEL YOUR INTEREST IS SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO WARRANT REPRESENTATION AT
THE HEARING ON 2 FEB. WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO ADVISE ON A SUITABLE REPRESENTATIVE, IF YOU WISH.
5. KNOWN U.K. INTEREST AT PRESENT IS CONFINED TO THE BRITISH
HOSIERY AND KNITWEAR ASSOCIATION WHO ARE CONSIDERING APPOINTING
THE BRITISH CANADIANTRADE ASSOCIATION TO CONSULT LOCAL AGENTS AND
CO-ORDINATE A BRIEF,
6
WE ARE ALSO AIRMAILING YOU COPIES OF THE BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
ON TARIFF BOARD REFERENCE NO. 144 : WOVEN FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GARMENTS, WHICH COMES BEFORE THE BOARD ON 17 NOVEMBER.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED].
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
SIR C. CROVE
EONG KO NỮ D.
AMERICAN D.
COMMODITIES D.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO M374 TO OTTAWA
3 NOVEMBER 1969
CONFIDENTIAL NEUTRAL/
ADDRESSED OTTAWA TELEGRAM M374 OF 3 NOVEMBER RFI FCO .
FOLLOWING FOR GRAY FROM JORDAN.
YOUR TELEGRAM 100: CANADIAN TARIFF BOARD HEARING ON KNITTED OUTER-
GARMENTS.
I AM AWARE OF THE TARIFF BOARD REFERENCE FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE
JOURNAL BUT THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IS SKETCHY.
2. BEFORE I CONSIDER THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATION THEREFORE, I SHOULD
BE GRATEFUL FOR COPIES OF THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE MENTIONED,
AS WELL AS ANY COMMENTS AND ADVICE YOU MAY HAVE.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO OTTAWA.
SIR H. NORMAN-WALKER
REPEATED AS REQUESTED,
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
AMERICAN D.
TR. POL. D.
LAST
REF
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REGISTRY No.51
Rul.
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CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL
TRADE.