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7. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF PARIS WOULD ALSO MAKE STRONG
REPRESENTATIONS ALONG THESE LINES AND AT A HIGH LEVEL.
8. SINCE THE FRENCH ACTION IS COMPLETELY ILLEGAL, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN ASSURANCE THAT YOU ARE PRESSING, WITHIN THE EEC, FOR THE TERMS OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING THAT WITH HONG KONG
TO BE RESPECTED.
9. IN VIEW OF THE MERITS OF THE CASE AND THE STRENGTH OF FEELING HERE I DO TRUST YOU CAN AHCIEVE EARLY RESULTS, OTHERWISE WE SHALL HAVE TO SEEK IMMEDIATE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY UNDER ARTICLE 4 PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE EEC/HK BILATERAL AGREEMENT.
IT THESE FAIL TO ACHIEVE RESPECT FOR ANNEX 111 AND RESUMPTION OF THE AUTOMATIC ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENSES I SUPPOSE WE WILL HAVE TO REFER THE MATTER TO THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY IN GENEVA,
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