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HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NO. 38
3 OCTOBER 1973
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(NEUTRAL]
ADDSD TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO. 38 OF 8 OCTOBER REI TO
UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND SAVING TO UKDEL E E C,
COTTON TEXTILES - HONG KONG/E E C,
THE ERNST DOCUMENTATION IS EN ROUTE TO DORWARD BY EXPRESS AIRMAIL
COPY ALSO TO JONES.
2. THE PAPERS CONSIST OF A SEVEN PACE STATEMENT IN FRENCH
GIVING GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BEHIND THE COMMUNITY'S OFFER AND
AN ANALYSIS BY GROUPS AND SPECIFIC CATEGORIES. THERE IS A SHORT
SECTION ON PRICES,
3. FIVE SHEETS OF STATISTICAL TABLES FOLLOW, THE FIRST THREE
INDICATE 1969 IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND MEMBER STATES BY
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AND FROM HONG KONG,
WITH OUR SHARE SHOWN ALSO AS A PERCENTAGE. THE FOURTH SHEET
GIVES BROAD PERCENTAGE DETAILS COMPARING HONG KONG'S SHARE OF
IMPORTS WITH CERTAIN COMPETITIVE THIRD COUNTRIES. THE FIFTH
COMPARES AVERAGE HONG KONG AND COMMUNITY PRICES.
4.
FRANCIS TIEN HAS ADVISED ME FROM HAMBURG THAT HE CAN BE
HERE ON OCTOBER 17 BUT WILL HAVE TO LEAVE FOR NEW YORK ON
OCTOBER 21.
F C O PLEASE PASS TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND REPEAT TO UKMIS GENEVA.
PASSED SAVING TO UKDEL E E C.
SIR J.BEITH
[ REPEATED AS REQUESTED ]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
H.K.DEPT.
COMMODITIES DEPT.
E.I.D.
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG INT TRA DE
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