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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TEL NUMBER 3
TO HONG KONG
DATE 2 JANUARY, 1969 (F)
(HKK 6/531/1)
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 3 OF 2 JANUARY REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO STOCKHOLM.
HONG KONG TEXTILE EXPORTS TO SWEDEN.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 2293. WE AGREE THAT JORDAN SHOULD GO TO STOCKHOLM FOR EXPLORATORY DISCUSSIONS AND SWEDES ARE NOW EXPECTING HIM ON 7 JANUARY. EARLIER DISCUSSIONS IN STOCKHOLM IMPOSSIBLE ON ACCOUNT
SWEDISH NEW YEAR COMMITMENTS.
2. BOARD OF TRADE, WHO ARE ANXICUS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTATIONS SINCE THERE ARE IMPORTANT MATTERS RAISED BY THE SWEDISH REQUEST, WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LONDON AS THE VENUE BUT THEY HAVE AGREED TO STOCKHOLM, HONG KONG BEING IN ANY CASE AN UNACCEPT- ABLE VENUE TO THE SWEDES. AT DISCUSSIONS WITH BOARD OF TRADE AT WHICH JORDAN WAS PRESENT, WE DECIDED TO PRESS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION FROM THE SWEDES THAN IS GIVEN IN STOCKHOLM TELEGRAM NO 19 BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH WITH A VIEW TO SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTATIONS TAKING PLACE IN EARLY FEDRUARY. DURING HIS FORTHCOMING VISIT, JORDAN WILL BE ABLE TO URGE SWEDES TO PROVIDE THE RELEVANT STATISTICS WELL IN ADVANCE OF MEETING SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO CONSULT WITH YOU ON AN AGREED VIEW, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TIME-TABLE IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AFTER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION SORBY/JORDAN TODAY.
3. FOR STOCKHOLM. JORDAN WILL CONTACT ON ARRIVAL PROBABLY LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.
STEWART.
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