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5. IF YOU STILL BELIEVE A PUBLIC STATEMENT-IS ESSENTIAL (YOUR PARAGRAPH 4) THE VIEW HERE IS THAT IT SHOULD BE IN LOW KEY, POSSIBLY ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:-
QUOTE WE KNOW THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS MOST CONCERNED THAT THE COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG SHOULD REACH AGREEMENT ON A NEW BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT. THERE IS CLEARLY A STRONG HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION, WHO ARE NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, AND HONG KONG WILL BOTH DO WHAT THEY CA!! TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AFFECTING THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES OF ALL THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, UNQUOTE
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FILES HKGD (5) EID (E)
PS/MR JUDD
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS PS/PUS
MR CORTAZZI
MR BUTLER
MR THOMAS
MR MURRAY
MR FRETWELL
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