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PRIORITY BRUSSELS TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY BRUSSELS TELEGRAM NO.47 TO HONG KONG OF 20 NOVEMBER, 1968
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.47 OF 20 NOVEMBER.
FOLLOWING FROM DODGE
GREY FABRICS TO THE BENELUX:
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MY TELEGRAM NOM.45. KOORS HAS ADVISED THAT INITIAL CONSIDERATION
HIS END HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY RECONCILIATION OF THE CONFLICTING
INTERESTS. I WOULD JUDGE THAT THE DOOR IS NOT FINALLY CLOSED BUT.
THAT CHANCES ARE SLIM. CLEARLY THERE WILL BE NO QUICK FAVOURABLE
DECISION.
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2. ACCORDING TO KOOPS THERE IS A SUGGESTION CURRENT IN THE TRADE
IN THE NETHERLANDS THAT HK MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS ARE AT PRESENT, DELIBERATELY RESERVING AVAILABLE E/A $ AND NOT CONCLUDING CONTRACTS,
FOR GREY CLOTH FOR PRINTING AND RE-EXPORT IN THE HOPE THAT FURTHER
QUANTITIES WILL BECOME AVAILABLE EX-QUOTA. HAVE YOU EVIDENCE
TO ENABLE ME TO REFUTE THIS.?
FCO PASS GOVERNOR HONG KONG AS MY TELEGRAM NO.47 OF 29 NOVEMBER.
SIR R BARCLAY
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG DEPT.
WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPT.
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