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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 319
23 APRIL 1969
CONFIDENTI AL
[NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED F C O TELNO 319 OF 23 APRIL R FI
STOCKHOLM, GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON (FOR SELLERS)
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YOUR TELEGRAM 253: SWEDISH TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS.
COPIES OF LATEST TABLES AIRMAILED TO SELLERS ON 21/4.
2. AT OPENING SESSION DE GEER SUGGESTED THAT IF WE HELD
CONSULTATIONS NOW ON 3 SUSPENDED E/A ITEMS (MY TELEGRAM 308)
AND AGREED RESTRAINT FOR CURRENT YEAR THEN WE COULD GO ON TO
CONSIDER PROLONGATION INTO SECOND YEAR WITHIN TERMS OF SWEDISH
MEMORANDUM OF 18 MARCH 1969.
2. JORDAN REJECTED THIS, POINTED OUT THAT OUR REPLY (MY TELEGRAM 308, PARA. 3) HAD MERELY AGREED TO SUSPEND AND EXPRESSED SURPRISE. WE HAD NOT AGREED TO CONSULT HERE NOW SEMICOLO!! THE ITENS
CONCERNED WERE ON AGENDA FOR THESE CONSULTATIONS BUT ONLY
TO CONS! DER WHETHER TO PROLONG PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS. 1.E. E/A'S.
4.
DE GEER APPEARS TO ACCEPT THIS AND HAS ALREADY SUGGESTED
THAT IF WE CANNOT AGREE IN THIS ROUND TO EXTENSION IN SCOPE OF
RESTRAINTS, WE MIGHT HOLD FURTHER CONSULTATIONS IN STOCKHOLM
IN JUNE. HE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT US TO RESTRAIN
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