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the overall limit. Growth would be given and was negotiable.
He expected growth to be of the order of what had occurred
in cotton. There was a need to have an overall ceiling in
the view of the U.S. Government because of the fungibility
of the Hong Kong textile industry. This had been amply
illustrated at the time the U.S. Government had had a series
of C.T.A. Article 3 restraints with Hong Kong following
a series of individual category negotiations. He thought
that in the long run it might be less injurious for
international trade relations if comprehensive arrangements
were made ab initio than if endless annual extensions with
new categorisation had to be discussed and agreed. The
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so called selective approach" was not practicable since
so many individual negotiations with so many individual
countries would be needed. Mr. Wehner then asked what
problems would be created for Hong Kong if it were to
accept the U.S. proposals for a comprehensive agreement.
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Sir Eugene Melville reminded the U.S. Government
representatives that he and his colleagues were there only
to seek elucidation of the U.S. Government position.
Nate from the Hong Kong Government should in no way be
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considered as an offer by Hong Kong to negotiate a limited
agreement on specific products. Before this could happen
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the U.K. and Hong Kong Governments would need to be convinced there
was in fact a problem arising from imports from Hong Kong.
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