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Hong Kong:

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The Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade's meeting wit Mr. Jordan and Mr. Jones from Hong Kong at 4.20 on 28th August, which I recorded in my minute of 29th August to you, was resumec in the evening of 29th August.

2. Mr. Jordan said that he thought that the attached agreed to would be agreeable to the Governor of Hong Kong for a statement be communicated this week to the Textile Advisory Board (but not published).

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An earlier draft of the second sentence of paragraph 6 of t statement had read

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so far as the regotiations on 22nd September with Canada are concerned

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The omission of the date was agreed on the understanding that no earlier date could be arranged without agreement with the Board Trade this week. The Secretary said that he would examine personally and urgently how the number of problems which have to be settled before the negotiations can be reduced to a minimum, and so whether it is possible to advance the date from 22nd September.

MR. DUNNETT (CRE1)

c.c. Mr. Hughes (Sec. )o.r.

Mr. Peck (Sec. )

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(R. H. S. WELLS)

Secretariat

2nd September 1969

Mr. Sanders (CRE2) Mr. Carey (I.1.)

Mr. Denman (G.1.) Mr. Goldsmith (CRE1) Mr. Stewart (I.1.)

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Mr. Jupp Mr. Pryke (I.1.)

Mr. Wilford (FCO) Mr. Carter (FCO)

RECEIVED IN REO TRY No.51

17 OCT 1969

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