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Registry No.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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...In Confidence
DRAFT
Kecond of Meeting
Type 1 +
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Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
CONSUTIONS. WIT LONG KONG
(25-5 Love..ber 1970)
25 November: Informal discussion on U.S. Truce ill
and 0.5. mese textile talks
Trescot
Un deletion
Mr J. A
Hong Kong delamoiop
Ara'. Endcos-Un
bottomley (Chairman) Sir J. Cowenner Ite Galle, nef 100
Mr E.0. Laird
Britten
Tercoval,
MW M
Heath
Pr J. C: ter Ar 1. Selleru Xx D.
kiss J.E. llic
Hr 0.5. Thglefield
The meeting was held to brief hong Tong oči?? on the 1stent developmente in thc ../Jatenge ile talks and the U.3. Trade Bill. G
Mr Inglefield ceccribed the i]'; Togic, Ma together with the Chairman, whweret questione on the political background and likely boy..o, mute.
2.
On the sebject of bozülles
HMC's attitude to work in the Caïl. ⠀⠀
put forward the suggestion for a releva formal offer on Hong Kong to hold sale with the Americans on voluntary restraint of textile on orta to the U.D. hoz. Long officials made clear shes:-
(a) they hoped their offer might perve the
Americans as a bargaining lever if the textile alls with the Japanese broke down. This might earn Hong Kong goodwill in her bid for inclusion in the U.S. preference scheme; (b) they were prepared to see their offer stand
even if the Trace Bill and the Jepuncse textile talks both failed. (Any agreement with the U.S. would have to be subject to similar agreements Leing negotiated with other exporters).
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