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Mr A C Stuart, Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept., K.246
EEC AND HONG KONG
55A
I heard recently that a letter had been sent to the President of the European Communities (about textile and clothing imports into the EEC) by the Secretary of the European Committee of the International Textile Workers Organisation. I managed to track down a copy through the NUHKW (attached).
2.
The letter makes a number of damaging statements Jabout Hong Kong and if these were to receive any
widespread circulation would do damage to our efforts to obtain some relaxation for Hong Kong exports. I do not of course know what stage our negotiations have reached or what circulation, if any, has been given to the accusations in the attached letter. We do not want to refute allegations that nobody has heard of but I think our negotiators should be alerted to the fact that these accusations have been made and supplied defensive material.
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19 AUG 1974
23 July, 1974
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will you please discuss either
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with EID
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counter propaganda
is necessary
desirable. When
come back we could consider in the
Light of EID advice, whether to
consult Hos Kons. Наз Каз
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