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PRIORITY BRUSSELS TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
· BRUSSELS TELNO 48 TO HONG KONG
21 NOVEMBER, 1968
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FOLLOWING FROM DODGE
COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BENELUX:
YOUR TELEGRAM NO.N581, VERHAGEN IS 14 INDONESIA. I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO SEE KCOPS INCFORMALLY CONCERNING CARRYOVER OF RESERVES TOMORROW, FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER IN THE HAGUE.
2. I REGRET APPARENT CONFUSION CAUSED BY MY TELEGRAM NO.45. I INTENDED BOTH PARAGRAPHS TO FE READ TOCETHER. SINCE DELIBERALISATION NECESSARILY IMPLIES RELEASE OF NET RESERVES, YOU MIGHT HAVE FELT THAT WE SHOULD DEFER THIS QUESTION OF CARRYOVER OF SHORTFALL UNTIL SUCH NET BALANCES WERE UNDER DISCUSSION.
FCO PLEASE PASS GOVERNOR HONG KONG AS MY
TELEGRAM #0.48 OF 21 NOVEMBER.
SIR R. BARCLAY
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG DEPT
TRADE POLICY DEPT
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 31
22 NOV 1968
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