CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
SAVINGRAM
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From the Governor, Hong Kong
To the Secretary of State for the Colonies
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My Reference. CR 10/54/01/61
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51
-7 JUL 1969
HKK6/548/1
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CHIEF REGISTRAR'S OFFICI 24 JAN 1962 COLONIAL OFFICE
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our savingram No. 78 of 12th January, 1962.
Cotton Textiles Undertaking – United Kingdom
I do consider that it would be inadvisable at this stage to ask the Cotton Advisory Board to agree to a specific mention of cotton yarn in the undertaking on the lines of the paragraph proposed in your paragraph 2. Following receipt of MacMahon's letter and publication of a press article voicing Lancashire's concern over yarn imports, Angus informed the Board at a recent meeting that it was his view that the United Kingdom Cotton Board might well raise the question of yarn in future negotiations. Members made no comment and Angus did not press the issue in case they enquired whether he was act- ing under instructions to do so.
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At a meeting of the Board on 19th January one member enquired whether Angus was aware of the exact nature of the Cotton Board's current negotiations with India and Falistan and suggested that it might, among other things, concern yarn. Angus replied by saying that he did not have sufficient information to comment, but agreed that yarn might well be discussed, The same member commented that he hoped not and added that he suspected that the Cotton Board would be trying to negotiate a long term arrangement which included yarn so that Hong Kong would again be faced with a cut and aried agreement containing a proviso that it was subject to a similar undertaking on the part of Hong Kong.
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To press the matter further at this stage would only have a damaging effect on future negotiations, and I advise most strongly that the question of yarn be set aside for the present. In any case on the evidence set out in MacMahon's letter there seems to be as yet little case for restriction. I would also urge that the Cotton Board should not on this occasion reach separate and early agreement with India and Pakistan conditional on acceptance by Hong Kong, until Hong Kong has been given an opportunity to discuss its own case with the Cotton Board; or at least should refrain from publicising such an agreement or using it to prejudice. the position of the Hong Kong industry. There is little doubt that the industry here would be most disturbed by any such development which could not fail to rekindle old resent- ments which we have been at such pains to remove.
CACHEPERAL 4.1962
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