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CONFIDENTIAL

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

HWB. 6/2

1955Z

Sent 19th May, 1967

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CONFIDENTIAL No. 966

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Addressed to Governor Hong Kong, Repeated to Brussels (for Martin)

"The Hague

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U.K. Mission, Geneva (for Jones).

Your telegram No. 636.

Export of Cotton Textiles to Benelux.

Identical notes on lines of your telegram were handed this afternoon (19th) to Belgian and Netherlands representations at Board of Trade.

2. We did our best to make out case for restrict- ions to be lifted pending consultations but have no idea whether our efforts will be successful.

30 Representations who were both at level corres- ponding to First Secretary undertook to do what they could to see that reply reached us urgently.

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Copies of Aides Memoire follow by bag.

Passed to DSAO for repetition to Brussels, The Hague and Geneva./

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International Trade Distribution

Copies also sent to:-

Board of Trade

Mr. Tippetts

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Hong Kong Government

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Foreign Office

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CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. Stewart

Cablegram Section

Mr. Sedgwick Mr. Wilcock Mr.

Gordon

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