CONFIDENTIAL
97
Nr. Stewar A
Is X true?!
By Bag
STOCKHOLM
Telno 24 Saving
SAVING TELEGRAM
ΤΟ
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Yes!
23 July 1969
Lon
2-17
di terras
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CONFIDENTIAL
[NEUTRAL]
Addressed to F.C.0. telegram No. 24 Saving
of 23 July
Repeated for information Saving to U.K. Mission Geneva Compare
Cotton Textiles.
Your tel. No. 110 to Oslo.
Pinhais Invply
in the
Cavese Ahax
2-3 uns
Commercial Counsellor yesterday gave a copy of the statement by the President of the Board of Trade to De Geer, senior official in Economic Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has been concerned with textile matters and in particular the negotiations with Hong Kong. It was not surprising that he showed special interest in the inclusion of Hong Kong among the countries of the Commonwealth preference area to which the new duties will apply. Commercial Counsellor stressed the point in paragraph 4 of your telegram. De Geer took note of this but pointed out that the proportion of imports to total domestic consumption of cotton textiles in Sweden was higher than in the United Kingdom. He expressed satisfaction that the new duties would not be extended to EFTA countries,
Sir A. Ross
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REF.
REF.
しい
In Cante (on radion)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES DEPT.
W. EUR. DEPT.
k
COTTON TEXTILES.
Imports 1967
Exports 1967
54,600 metric tons,
5,780.
*
Domestic Production 46,400.
1967.
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ALL TEXTILES
Imports 1967
Exports 1967
Domestic
Production 1967.
bt.
ико
Now
4/8
1x
2,483 m.kr.
715 m.kr.
4,251 m.kr.
T% equiv. Boop. 5) Imports to total
►
CONFIDENTIAL
零
54.45% Prop. 5) Imports to Domestic Production.
57.3.4% Prop. ) Imports to Domestic Consumption:
if
Domestic production
-
58%.
Prop. ♪ Imports to total Domestic Consumption - 41%.
UK. 53%
Carsveiplin.