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17 DECEMBER 1968
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PRIORITY BRUSSELS TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NO. 52 TO HONG KONG
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/NEUTRAL/
FOLLOWING FROM DODCE
COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX:
YOUR TELHO M 623.
14.
I HAVE EXPLAINED THE POSITION TO KOOPS AND HE WILL CONSIDER CUR
PROBLEM WITH HIS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERTS. I ASSUME THAT OVE SOLUTION
MIGHT BE FOR US TO SEND PHOTOCOPIES WITH THE CHECK LIST,
KOOPS SAID THAT THE PRESENT FOURTH COPY PO REQUIRED AS A CHECK ON
RE-EXPORTS ALTHOUGH THIS TRADE HAS DEEN SIGNIFICANT, IT SECMS
THEREFORE IMPLICIT THAT THE BENELUX ARE GOING TO CREDIT US WITH ANY
RE-EXPORT TRADE AND IT WOULD SEEM ADVISABLE FOR US TO PRESERVE
THIS EVEN AT SOME ADMINISTRATIVE INCONVENIENCE. TO THIS EXTENT THE
GERMAN PARALLEL BAY NOT BE AN EXACT ONE IN PRACTICAL TES.
1 REGRET THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR PARA. 5 1 ASSUME YOU ARE
REFERRING TO HONG KONG GOODS EXPORTED UNDER QUOTA AND RE-EXPORTED
FROM THE BENELUX. IF SO THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE A POSSIBLE JEED FOR
YOU TO HAVE THE COPIES OF SUCH LICENCES BACK FOR RECREDITING TO
QUOTA BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOUR REFERENCE, IF IN SUCH A CONTEXT,
TO ENDORSEMENT AND RE-ISSUE TO HONG KONG EXPORTERS FOR FORWARDING
TO BENELUX IMPORTERS". 1 IMACIBE THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW EXPORT
LICENCE VOULD BE REQUIRED IN SUCH CASES, HOWEVER PLEASE CLARIFY
AS SOON AS POSSIPLE,
F.c
PRIORITY HONG KONG 52.
MR. J.K. DRINK ALL
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
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