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FM HONG KONG 1443107
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TO IMMEDIATE P C O TELNO 929 OF 14TH AUGUST, 1973, INFO PRIORITY BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) UKREP BRUSSELS AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCD PLEASE PASS),
EEC: GPS TEXTILES..
M I P T REFERS,
TEXT OF PETITION IS AS FOLLOWS QUOTE
бор сору
with FID
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE SECRETARY
8TH AUGUST, 1973.
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OF
STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS,
THROUGH HIS EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG (NG
SIR,
ON BEHALF OF OUR ASSOCIATIONS, THE UNDERSIGNED, WE WISH TO MAKE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE REPRESENTATIONS IN REGARD TO THE PRESENT SITUATION WHEREBY HONG KONG HAS NOT YET BEEN INCLUDED IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY GENERAL PREFERENCE SCHEME IN RESPECT
OF TEXTILES AND FOOTWEAR. WE CONSIDER THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS FOR THE REASONS SET OUT BELOW.
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/WE HAVE