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KIT CLAIR
PRICETAY HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COLTONVEALIN OPTICE
PRIORITY HONG KONG TEL. NO. 6 20 BRUSSELS
UNCLASSIFIED
[NEUTRAL]
9 JULY 1970
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ADDRESSED BRUSSELS (FUR DOJGC) TELNO. 6 OF 9TH JULY RFI FUO,
UKOEL ESO, UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES), THE HAGUE, BONN, PARTS
RUME.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.31
YOUR TEL. 22.
PLEASE PROCEED AS PROPOSED, AMENDING TEXT AS FOLLOWS:
1ST PARAGRAPH.
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HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER FURTHER TO YOU LETTER OF 19TH
JJNE AND THE ANNEXES THERETO, ON THE SUBJECT OF A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG OF THE TYPE
PERMITTED BY ARTICLE 4 OF THE COTTON TEXTILES ARRANGEMENT
SEMI CULÜN THAT IS TO SAY, ON A BAS13 NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE
ARKANGEMENT.''
2ND PARAGRAPH FROM 2ND SENTENCE, SJESTITUTE :
** HOWEVER, MY GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT A FACTUAL STATEMENT ·
OF THE REASONS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY REQUESTING
THE EXERCISE OF RESTRAINT ON A SUBSTANTIAL SECTION OF OUR EXPORTS
IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE OPENING OF SJCH FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS IF
/THEY ARE
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