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CYPHER/CAT A ROUTINE BRUSSELS

TEL NO 85

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REC... ARCHIVES No. 63

1 FEB1967

HWBY/2

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

30 JANUARY 1967

FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TRADE OFFICE BRUSSELS.

BEGINS

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 35 OF JANUARY 30 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO THE HAGUE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

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EXPORT OF COTTON WOVEN SHIRTS TO THE BENELUX. STOLP TELEPHONED ON FRIDAY 27TH AND SAID THAT THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT WAS NOW ISSUING A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR COTTON WOVEN SHIRTS AND THAT HE WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVEING COPIES OF THE RELEVANT EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, YOU WILL RECALL THAT IT WAS AGREED IN CLAUSE 5 OF THE ANNEX THAT THE BENELUX GOVERNMENTS WOULD HAVE SUCH COPIES VIA THE BRUSSELS OFFICE. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INDICATE THE POSITION AS REGARDS THESE EXPORT LICENCES SO THAT STOLP CAN BE INFORMED.

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FO PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG AS HONG TRADE OFFICE BRUSSELS TEL NO 35 AND U/N TO THE HAGUE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

SIR.R.BARCLAY

SENT 30/1623 JANUARY

RECD 30/1530Z JANUARY

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED}

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

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HHHHH

BENT TO HONG KONG AS COLMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM NO. 195

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