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Registry No. HKK 6/548/8 DEPARTMENT Hong Kong
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CONFIDENTIAL
GOVERNOR. HONG KONG
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Code
Cypher
Draft Telegram to:-
Governor, Hong Kong
No.
454
Date) 10 Jul 201
And to
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telegram ...............
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repeated for information to
Repeat to
Saving to:-
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Hung King Deat Commodities Pest. T.P.D.
Sir A Snelling Mr. Gallagher. Copies to:
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Personal for Governor,
Your telegram No. 545.
UK Textile Council Report.
Textile Council's tariff recommendation is under
possible
it
ministerial consideration and there is indeed the
possibility that decision may be reached and announced
We have fully
appreciated both that the comments made in your telegram
No. 511 were only preliminary and tentative and that
Jordan's comments were tentative and non-committal.
have also appreciated that your Textile Advisory Board
and Trade Associations would react badly to any decision
However,
before Parliament recesses on 25 July.
We
to impose the tariff without consulting them.
as we advised you in P
telegram No. 401, no
Commonwealth Government was consulted and this is still
has been
the case.
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