W(B)L 51-7406
CONFIDENTIAL
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NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Her Majesty's Government or commit Her Majesty's
Government to undertakings 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.
6.
Turning now to non-cotton textiles, it
is necessary to devise arrangements satisfying
two criteria, viz:-
(i) The Government of Hong Kong can
reach such agreements on non-cotton
textiles as they wish with other
Governments, and
(ii) Her Majesty's Government will not
find themselves prejudiced 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.
Controls on
7. In respect of United Kingdom import
Muports
policy Her Majesty's Government will have
to be free to treat Hong Kong in non-cotton
textile matters:
(a) In the same way as they treat any
other supplier of such textiles, and (b) in the same way as any other/4.....