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In Confidence
DRAFT Minute
Type 1 +
will Co
To:-
Mr. Wilford
From
Mr. Carter
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Hong Kong/UK Wide Sheeting and Sheets Agreement
1968
As you are aware the Hong Kong Government and the
Board of Trade are in dispute over an important detail
of this agreement, that relating to growth rate, the
growth factor which should apply in succeeding years to
the previous year's export level. Hong Kong's case was
first put in a letter from Mr. Moreton to Mr. Carey,
who
it Mr Carey turned Hong Kong's case down. But I believe
you were inclined to make another attempt to convince
him of the justice of Hong Kong's case.
However, in
two important respects matters are now different and
we need to reconsider what action to take.
LO
bizz then with
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and of
ourse
(a) This issue has tended to revolve around the
personality of Mr. S. Stewart who was, of course, when
he negotiated the agreement, in the Industries Division
of the Board of Trade. Mr. Stewart
Mr. Carey are now both in the Ministry of Technology.
But the Board of Trade remain responsible so far as we
know for the negotiation and administration of trade
agreements with overseas countries although it is un-
thinkable that they should reach any new conclusion
about this particular agreement without consulting the
Ministry of Technology.
(b) In the event the rate of Hong Kong exports to the
of UK in the relevant categories has been surprisingly
sluggish.
/ This