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CYPHER CAT A

ROUTINE BRUSSELS

TEL

29

CONFIDENTI AL

[NEUTRAL]

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

13 JANUARY 1967

MORY TE

PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING UKMIS GENEVA FROM BRUSSELS (MARTIN) AS TELNO 29 OF 12 JANUARY RPT FOR INF TO THE HAGUE, COMMONWEALTH OFICE AND HONG KONG.

EXPORT OF COTTON WOVEN SHIRTS TO BENELUX.

REF HONG KONG TELEGRAM M 626 TO MARTIN.

THE TEXT OF THE NOTE FOR THE GATT SECRETARIAT HAS NOW BEEN AGREED WITH THE BELGIAN AND DUTCH GOVTS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:

A FULL STOP TO BE INSERTED AFTER 24TH AND 25TH NOVEMBER 1966''.

THE WORDS

''AS A RESULT OF WHICH IT WAS AGREED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SHOULD TO BE DELETED AND THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTED:

''AS A RESULT THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG WILL"'.

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I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW PRESENT THE NOTE TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT WHICH SHOULD ISSUE AS AN ADDITION TO COT/63 BEFORE THE COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE IS RECONVENED.

FO PASS THE HAGUE, C.0., AND HONG KONG ALL U/N.

SIR R BARCLAY

SENT 0859 13 JANUARY

RECD 0900 13 JANUARY

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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CONFIDENTIAL

R.O SENT TO HONG KONG AS COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM

NO. 88

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