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ARE NOT TO BE REGARDED AS RESTRAINT LIMITS AND (B) THAT THE ACCEDING
STATES HAVE SOME EXISTING BILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS (E,G. OUR AGREEMENT ON POLYESTER COTTONS). TIUS MIGHT BE EASIER THAN
GETTING THE FRENCH AND ITALIANS TO AGREE TO HIGH FIGURES ARRIVED
AT BY SOME FORMULA, AND SHOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG
(HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 297 PARA 2),
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