W(B)L 51-7406
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS margin
CONFIDENTIAL
LTA arrangement does not jeopardise the
interests of Her Majesty's Government or
commit Her Majesty's Government to under-
takings for which their prior agreement should,
in your view, be obtained, I confirm that a
statement to the effect that the Government
of Hong Kong, or Administrative Department
concerned, is acting with the authority and
consent of Her Majesty's Government may in
appropriate instances be included in the preamble to such an
arrangement.
6. Turning now to non-cotton textiles, it
is necessary to devise arrangements
satisfying two criteria, viz:-
(a) The Government of Hong Kong can
reach such agreements on non-
cotton textiles as they wish
with other Governments, and
(b) Her Majesty's Government will
not find themselves pre judiced
in pursuing their own commercial
policies by the fact that they
will be regarded as having
jeopardised their own position
by authorising the Government
of Hong Kong to reach such
agreements.
As regards international gatherings at which
non-cotton textiles may be discussed I hope
that, as in the Cotton Textiles Committee,
arrangements can be worked out on the spot
whereby the expression of conflicting views
can be avoided.
7. In respect of United Kingdom controls
on imports Her Majesty's Government will have
to be free, to treat Hong Kong in non-cotton
textile matters:-
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