CONFIDENTIAL
50
CYPHER CAT A
PRIORITY UK MISSION GENEVA TO FOREIGN OFFICE
TEL NO 688
2 AUGUST 1967
CONFIDENTIAL [NEUTRAL]
ADDSD TO HONG KONG TEL NO 45 OF 2 AUGUST REPTD FOR INFMN TO BRUSSELS (FOR MARTIN) AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
(48)
BRUSSELS TEL TO HONG KONG NO 19.
BENELUX TEXTILES.
FROM JONES.
GATT SECRETARIAT, WHO MENTIONED THIS MATTER TO ME AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, HAVE NOW SENT ME TEXT OF LETTER FROM NETHERLANDS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TRANSMITTING THE BENELUX AIDE MEMOIRE TO DIRECTOR GENERAL. COPIES ARE BEING SENT TO YOU SEPARATELY. THE LETTER DOES NOT (REPEAT NOT) SPECIFICALLY REQUEST THAT THE TEXT OF THE AIDE MEMOIRE SHOULD BE CIRCULATED TO THE COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE AND THIS EXPLAINS WHY THE SECRETARIAT
ASKED WHETHER THEY SHOULD DO SO.
2. SALIB HAS NOW OFFICIALLY ASKED FOR OUR VIEWS ON CIRCULATION OF AIDE MEMOIRE AND I SAID I WOULD SEEK INSTRUCTIONS, IN MY OPINION SOME OF THE WORDING IN AIDE MEMOIRE IS NOT WELL CHOSEN AND IT WOULD BE BETTER FROM HONG KONG'S POINT OF VIEW IF LETTER ON LINES SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 OF TEL UNDER REF WERE CIRCULATED. TOGETHER, ON OUR PART, WITH TEXT OF HONG KONG'S UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING.
FO PASS HONG KONG 45 BRUSSELS (FOR MARTIN) 48 AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
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Copies
MR MASHALL
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
SENT 1555Z 2 AUGUST RECD 1555Z 2 AUGUST
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES Nɔ. 63
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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SENT TO HONG KONG AS COUMONIBALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM SAG 1595
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48 $2
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