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Draft Telegram to:-
Governor,
Hong Kong, 515
No.
(Date)
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8
24/8
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GOVERNOR HONG KONG
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Sims Waphite Geneva
MIPT.
1er No [B)]
Following is text of draft despatch.
Begins.
I have the honour to refer to the question of relations between Her Majesty's Government and the
Government of Hong Kong in the matter of trade in
textiles. For some years now it has been clear that the interests of Hong Kong as a major exporter of textiles, both cotton and non-cotton, are not
necessarily the same as those of the United Kingdom who, although herself a substantial exporter, is primarily a major importer and domestic producer of such goods.
2.
Relations in the field of cotton textiles have
evolved gradually over the years and cottons as such
no longer present problems. I have now decided that
it would be in the interests of both the United
Kingdom and Hong Kong if the Government of Hong Kong
were to exercise the same degree of independence of action on non-cotton textiles as at present on cotton
textiles; and I hereby give you authority to act
within the terms of this despatch.
3.
Relations between Her Majesty's Government and
/the Government
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