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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 914 OF 8 DECEMBER.
YOUR TEL NO 917: COTTON TEXTILES.
1. DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED ON 8 DECEMBER. DATE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD A DAY INTER ALIA TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR HADDON-CAVE WITH THE PRESS ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HADDON-CAVE HAS ALREADY GIVEN YOU SOME ACCOUNT
OF HIS TALKS HERE. MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF STATEMENT WHICH, IT HAS BEEN. AGREED, WE SHOULD RELEASE HERE AT 20.00 HOURS GHT ON S DECEMBER. YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO MAKE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RELEASE OF
HE TEXT IN HONG KONG.
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3. MY SECOND IFT CONTAINS TEXT OF CONFIDENTIAL LETTER WHICH, HAS BEEN AGREED, SHOULD BE SENT TO HADDEN-CAVE BY P.1. RIDLEY, UNDER SECRETARY IN THE DTI. IN REPLY, HADDON-CAVE WILL SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE LETTER CONFIRMING THE ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED. THE INTENTION IS THAT YOU SHOULD DRAW ON THE RIDLEY LETTER WHEN EXPLAINING BOTH TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE TEXTILES ADVISORY IGARD THE OUTCOME OF THE DELEGATION'S VISIT TO LONDON. YOU SHOULD, OF COURSE, STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THESE ARRANGEMENTS CONFIDENTIAL.
4. THE SENIOR TRADE COMMISSIONER HONG KONG HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CO-ORDINATE WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES HIS LINE OF REPLY TO ANY ENQUIRIES HE MAY RECEIVE, DRAWING AS NECESSARY ON FCO TELEGRAM NO 902 AND ADDING THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, TOOK ACCOUNT OF HONG KONG'S INTERESTS AS A MAJOR SUPPLIER GF COTTON TEXTILES TO THE BRITISH MARKET.
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