Registry

No.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted. Unclassified,

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

DRAFT

Letter

Type 1 +

To:-

Miss J. Elliot,

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CRE2

Department of Trade & Industry 1 Victoria Street, SW1

From

G F Kinnear Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

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UK TEXTILE POLICY

Hong Kong

You will recall that during the third session of the

consultations with the Hong Kong Government officials

on 24 November 1970, the Governor raised the question

of the application of the tariff on imports of

Commonwealth cotton textiles in the UK with effect

from 1 January 1971 and asked for consultations on

matter

the possibility of decalage in the implementation of

the tariff.

In his saving despatch No. 28 of 8 January, of which I

Janu

Than

enclose a copy, the Governor of Hong Kong now asked

them

for consultations on this matter which he suggests might

be held in London in either late January or early

February. In this connection you may wish to refer to

Hong Kong saving despatch No. 237 of 24 February 1970;a

copige of which have already been sent to you.

I shoul

I enclose a draft submission on which I should be grateful be grateful if you would consider preparing a brier

to receive your comments. Since two. bottomley will not be back

for these consultationo and crhaps you could let me

from his eastern tour before natil 11 Rebrney, I suggest that know what date you outable date for the consultations and

February might be a falks with Hong Kong officials.

sus

ugggot would be suitable for the

shady February, fattad a draft. Eelefon to Hong Kong

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(134392) Dd. 737115 750M 4/70

I am sending a copy of this letter together with

Miss Welch

enclosure to Ridey in Chemicals and Textiles Division,

Aw.

DTI and to, Sloman in Commodities Department,

to Sloman

Caico

FCO

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And world unlcome Chan commenti on

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proposals.

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