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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:-
7.
(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
191101ly be avoided.
In respect of United Kingdom import
policy Her Majesty's Government will therefor
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 importer
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