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We have seen the Swedish statistics for those non-cotton
garments which they wish to discuss at the talks in Hong
Kong next month.
the
to be a number of ways in which these
Howa There seem
(to us t
Alarant figures need supplementing;
(it is
it is not clear for example
whether adequate statistics have been provided for similar
fibres)
garments of all fibres
and it would be useful to have six-
monthly figures for July/December 1967, January /June 1968,
and July/December for the restraint items. No doubt these
and other questions will have occured to you
The main point on which further information is needed
however is that of Swedish production, for which they have
provided figures only up to September 1968. Figures for the
last quarter of 1968 at least
even if figures for the first
are not available,
.quarter of 1969/will be needed in good time before the
April talks begin. We hope therefore that you will be alle
to make this point to the Swedish representativè in Hong
Kong.