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ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TO HONG KONG
TELNO 747
21 NOVEMBER 1969.
(HKK 6/534/1)
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NEUTRAL
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 747 OF 21 NOVEMBER REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION SAVING TO BRUSSELS FOR DODGE,
JONES, WASHINGTON FOR HERMANN.
BENELUX COTTON TEXTILES.
FROM JORDAN.
UKMIS GENEVA FOR
1 HAVE AGREED AD REFERENDUM 12 MONTH EXTENSION OF PRESENT
AGREEMENT ON FOLLOWING BASIS:
GROUP 1. 430 METRIC TONS. NO SPECIFIC LIMITS, I.E. CI TO THE BASKET: BUT EA RETURNS TO SHOW BI (TOWELLING, GREY) SEPARATELY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
GROUP 11. 2020 TONS. FOLLOWING CATEGORIES TO BASKET: C4, D1, D3, E1, EX E9. SPECIFIC LIMITS ONLY FOR E2 (214 TONS), EX 23 (59 TONS). EX E4 (192 TONS), E6 (149 TONS AND SUB-LIMIT ON BLOUSES REMOVED), E7 (393 TONS), EX E3 (204 TONS), E10 (34 TONS).
GROWTH FACTOR IS JUST UNDER 7 PERCENT.
CARRYOVER FROM 1969 NATIONAL ANNUAL LIMIT IS 10 PERCENT OF GROUP
AND SPECIFIC LIMITS.
ANTICIPATION IN 69 5 PERCENT OF 1970 LIMITS.
SWING STILL ONLY DOWN INTO BASKET.
CONTINUATION OF PRESENT ARRANGEMENT FOR EX-QUOTA SHIPMENTS IN
GROUP 1, CATEGORIES B1 → 8.
CASE FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESTRAINT IS STILL WEAK BUT, SINCE GROUP
LIMITS ARE HIGHER THAN CURRENT LEVEL OF EXPORTS, I RECOMMEND
ACCEPTANCE MAINLY ON EEC COMMON POLICY ARGUMENTS. REMAINING
SPECIFIC LIMITS ARE BROADLY JUSTIFIABLE ON THREAT OF MARKET
DISRUPTION.
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