#FIT! Brussels
CONFIDENTIAL
NEURAL
DEDEL BRUSSELO
BOLF, THE RIGHT, HUNG PONO,
PAKI?„POM
BYTS (*N*VA.
Hong Kong tel. 421
R
Bonn, The Fague,
Hong Kong, Paris
Rome, MIS
Geneva.
Cotton Textiles
The position which the PC are adopting
towards Hong King's request for basic statistical
information for the forthe ning negotiations are on
an Article 4 type of agre¬ment seems unhalṛful,
to say the least.
2.
Hong Kong's request is clearly a reasonable
"lease therefore, remind the Commission of
nup constitutional relationship with Hong Yang and
explain that, while we look to Bong Fong to ennduct
their own negotiations on cotton textiles, we do
retain ultimate responsibility: the apparent
refusal of the Community to provide statistics
in advance of the negotiations makes it impossible
for Hong Kong to prepare their cane. The Community
MONEY DENTIAL
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