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CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NO. 50 TO HONG KONG -
4 DECEMBER 1968
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 58 CF 4 DECEMER.
FOLLOWING FROM DODGE :
COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX:
KCCPS HAS HITIMATED THAT THE THIRD-COUNTRY DELIBERALISATION LETTER HAS NOW DEEN SENT TO THE CONSULS-GENERAL IN HONG KONG. HE CANNOT GIVE ME A COPY AS IT IS AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT BUT --APPARENTLY IT PROVIDES (A) FOR THE ISSUE OF BENELUX IMPORT
LICENCES ONLY AGAINST THE PRODUCTION OF HONG KONG EXPORT LICENCES ENDORSED AGAINST QUOTA, (D) FOR THE RELEASE OF THE TOTAL RESERVES (IF TRUE THIS SEEMS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS IN MAKING NO
SUGGESTION OF DEDUCTIONS FOR RECENT NET THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS?), (C) NO CHANGE 11 THE PRESENT SITUATION ON CERTIFICATION (BUT THIS MAY ONLY BE TEMPORARY, 1.E. THE ABANDONMENT ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ENTIRELY SCOTCHED).
CARRYOVER OF RESERVES:
2.
KOOPS HAS GECU DISCUSSING RY INFORMAL APPROACH WITH DE SMAELE AND OTHERS AND WILL DO SO SHORTLY WITH VERHAGEN
WHO IS NOW PACK FROM INDONESIA,
PROCESSING:
3. KOOPS HAD NO DEVELOPMENTS TO REPORT.
COTTON LOVET ALOVES:
61.17.
4. KOOPS ADVISED THAT TOTAL DUTCH IPORTS UNDER TARIFT ITEM
ron 1967 AMOUNTED TO 15 TOMS. THE ACTUAL SHARE FOR COTTON WOVEN CLOVES CANNOT BE EXTRACTED WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH. I ADVISED KOOPS PROVISIONALLY NOT, REPEAT NOT, TO SET THIS IN TRAM.
F.C.0. PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG AS MY TELTO $.
SIR R, BARCLAY
REPEATED AS REQUESTED_/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
TR. POL. DEPT.
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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No.31
- 5DEC 1968
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