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the Swedish Customs would not be able to judge where any particular item was included in the restraint categories. It would be left to the Board of Commerce to approve licences. He mentioned that con- signments of such items had been entering Sweden under licences granted by the Board of Commerce. Baron de Geer stated that he had negotiated on the basis that those items were included in the classification. If they were not included, the Swedish Customs would have to apply to the Board of Commerce for permission to release them.
He reiterated that the Customs would not be able to differen- tiate between jumpers and shells. He considered that the only solution to that problem was to include them in the restraint and to increase the quota. Mr. Jordan replied that it was not possible to produce detailed statistics in the short time available regarding that item, but approximately 60 pieces were exported to Sweden in 1968. He thought that Sweden had accepted the Hong Kong classifica- tion since Mr. Ho had not received a reply to his letter of 5th March 1969 to Mr. Henriksson, on the subject of shells. Baron de Geer said that Mr. Henriksson had not replied to the letter because the matter was too difficult to resolve by correspondence. However, as those garments were apparently not made of cotton, they presented no problem for the time being. He added that if some sholls exported to Sweden were found to be made of cotton, Sweden might have to consult Hong Kong regarding the matter. Mr. Jordan informed Baron de Geer that Hong Kong would be pleased to forward information regarding synthetic fibre shells if the Swedish Government also wished to discuss that matter.
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There being no further queries regarding the draft Memorandum, or other matters, Mr. Jordan then said that he would like to reciprocate Baron de Geer's remarks regarding the friendly discussions. He hoped that the Swedish team enjoyed their visit to Hong Kong and he was grateful that, although at times the two teams disagreed, the discussions were always cordial.
Commerce and Industry Department,
9th June 1969.
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