TELEPHONE
AXIXXIXK
THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION.
BROAD STREET HOUSEX
54 OLD BROAD STREETX
LONDONXEXOX2.
18, Diamond House,
37/38, Hatton Garden, London, ECLN 8EB.
9th December, 1971.
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Dear Sir Leslie,
I enclose copy of a telex message received this morning from Hong Kong, which I think will be of interest to you because it does reflect what I feared would be the reaction in the Colony to the imposition of cotton textile quotas as well as tariffs. Assurances were certainly given that this would not happen.
In the eyes of the people of Hong Kong, I think it will be understandably construed as yet one more piece of evidence that H.M.G. has no real concern for what is supposed to be a dependent territory. This decision, coming on top of the U.S.A. restrictions, is extremely disappointing.
Yours sincerely,
Jeffrey.
(J.H. Hamm)
Sir Leslie Monson, K.C.M.G., C.B., Deputy Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Charles House,
London, S.W.1.