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PRIORITY HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TO
ONG KONG TELNO M381 TO BRUSSELS
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE .
20 NOVEMBER 1968
HK
CONFIDENTIAL.
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ADDRESSED TO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) AS MYTEL M561 OF 23 NOVEMBER.
YOUR TELEGRAM 46. COTTON TEXTILES TO BENELUX.
THERE IS NO NEED TO WAIT FOR JORDAN'S VISIT BEFORE RAISING
QUESTION OF CARRYOVER OF RESERVES INFORMALLY WITH BENELUX AUTHORITIES, IN FACT, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD OBTAIN
BENELUX INITIAL REACTION BEFORE HE ARRIVES.
2. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN. AS
WE SAID IN THE NECOTIATIONS, WE WOULD WELCOME DELIBERALISATION
OF RESTRICTED HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES.
THE RESERVES SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME AND TIES UP THE QUOTA UNNEC-
ESSARILY AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED.
FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY BRUSSELS
SIR D. TRENCH
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPT.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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RECEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No.31 21 NOV 1968
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