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PRIORITY STOCKHOLM TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY
STOCKHOLM TELNO 20 TO HONG KONG 24 DECEMBER 1968
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 20 OF 24 DECEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO ME72. HONG KONG TEXTILE EXPORTS
TO SWEDEN.
FIRST SECRETARY ECONOMIC WAS UNABLE TO PERSUADE THE SWEDES TO AGREE TO CONSULTATIONS IN HONG KONG. DE GEER CLAIMED THAT THE BEST PART OF A WEEK WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE JOURNEY THERE AND BACK AND FOR THE TALKS WHICH HE THOUGHT SHOULD NOT LAST MORE THAN TWO DAYS. THE SWEDISH TEAM WOULD, HOWEVER, BE PREPARED TO GO TO LONDON.
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THERE ARE NO FIGURES COMPILED SHOWING CONSUMPTION OF ITEMS IN QUESTION AND NO PRODUCTION FIGURES WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EXPORT AND IMPORT FIGURES ARE UNLIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST TWO MONTHS
3. FCO PLEASE PASS TO SELLARS OF HONG KONG OFFICE LONDON
AND STEWART, BOARD OF TRADE
FCO PASS HONG KONG
SIR A. ROSS
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
/COPIES SENT TO MR. SELLARS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LONDON
OFFICE OF BY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT A.D.R. AND TO MR. STEWART BOARD OF TRADE/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG D
W. EUR. D. EX. PRO. D.
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