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3. ERNST ATTACHED A CARD TO THE LETTER WITH A PERSONAL NOTE FOR ME, READING, IN PART, QUOTE I SEND THIS LETTER TO YOU, WHICH WILL, I HOPE, BE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE COMMISSION IS
INDEED PREPARED TO (UNDERLINE NEXT WORD) NEGOTIATE WITH HONG KONG. UNQUOTE
4.
THE LETTER HAS THREE ENCLOSURES:
(1) A DRAFT ACCORD-TYPE, WITH:
ONE FIGURE FILLED IN, I.E. 12,700 TONS FOR THE ANNUAL GLOBAL CEILING:
19 SVING FROM GROUP 2 TO GROUP 1:
-18
SWING IN BETWEEN SPECIFIC CATEGORIES:
UNLIMITED SWING INTO THE BASKET:
- 10 CARRYOVER 3
10% ANTICIPATION:
DOUBLE-CHECKING: QUOTE LE SYSTEME DU DOUBLE CONTROLE:
UNQUOTE
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DURATION TO BE THREE YEARS, NO DATES QUOTED:
USUAL OTHER CLAUSES, THERE IS NO, REPEAT NO, MENTION OF GROWTH. (2) CLASSIFICATION LIST OF 34 ITEMS.
(3) DRAFT NOTE VERBALE REFERRING TO POTENTIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE GLOBAL QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AND TO A POTENTIAL ANNEX WITH THE SPECIFIC CEILINGS. THIS CONTAINS MENTION OF POTENTIAL SWING BETWEEN MEMBER STATES.
5. NO STATISTICS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
6.
TEXTS ARE ALL IN FRENCH. PLEASE TREAT MY SUMMARY ABOVE WITH CAUTION AS I AM RUSHING TO GET THE DOCUMENTS IN THE POST TO YOU TODAY.
FCO PLEASE REPEAT ROUTINE TO FCO, PARIS, THE HAGUE, ROME, UKMIS GENEVA, BONN.
WE WILL PASS TO UKDEL. E E C.
SIR J. BEITH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG:
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
FAR EASTERN DEPT.
AMERICAN DEPT.
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