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Mr Dodds (Commocidius Dept G68A/Gs n
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1. Your minute (f 22 November.
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argument.
I would be incli
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these ew lines.
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(c)
3.
In line 5 of paragraph 11 should, I think, be "unemploy
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Paragraph 14 At the end of the paragraph add "Hong Kong is dependent aron markets for the development necessary to provide employment for the Colony's fast increasing population. It has been our policy to do everything we can to discourage other devoloped countries from extending restrictions to exports from Hong Kong"
(a) Tarage ph 17(c).
lines mi he read
I suggest the 1.st few "if there were signs
of dishysion we should take imeite step to look into the matter under the Crossland formula".
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I seance that if we lose this battle shall be able to go back to Ministers with proposals for the best way cfting the unpalatable decision to Hong Kong and the other Commonwealth countries concerned. At an earlier stage Mr Royle agreed that we should work for the extension of the LTA to include non-cottona.
22 November 1971
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South Asian Be a taent EID(1)
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Legal Adviser (Ir Tood) Fecnomists "ent
E O Laird
Hong Kong Department
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