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ROMETRY NO. 51 22 MAR 1/73
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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 282 OF 21 MARCH 1973 INFO
UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE).
UKREP BRUSSLES TELEGRAM NUMBER 1477 TO FCO COPIED TO YOU. EEC IMPORTS OF NON-COTTON TEXTILES
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MIFT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY COPIED TO YOU SAVING IS BEING TELEGRAPHED NOW BECAUSE AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3 IT IS THE CONSIDERED VIEW OF UKREP BRUSSELS THAT UNILATERAL MEASURES BY YOUR GOVERNMENT VIS-A-VIS BENELUX WOULD HAVE CONSIDERABLE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE. WE CONSIDER THERE IS FORCE IN THE ARGUMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE TELEGRAM.
2. DTI WILL BE COMMENTING ON OTHER ASPECTS IN DUE COURSE AND WILL REPEAT THEIR COMMENTS TO YOU.
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