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These quantitative restrictions are to be imposed because France,
and France alone, has mamtamed K Казакова indintaying qudas Astrition against Hong Kong. The quota levels are
for
(b) annual quotas of 7.353 million pairs canvas
shoes. АААААА
Hong Kong's rights under Article 11 of the GATT,
General Elimination of Quantative Restrictions, appear
to be infringed.
4.
You will have seen my reply to Kenneth Christofos letter
In his letter to me of 10 September (you may have
1 fixed at approximately (bosh have been copied toyon) on which I said that we would be
The 1968 level of Hong, Kang's trade wilz the Community) They They bastrations appear
to infringe
(118281) Dd. 391599 1,500M 2/69 Hw.
Quite what we
to actueve maght Lepe
sturdy by this woody not make representations on these particules dem 12 ere a changer That Itong Kand's cane will to by defaully and such restrictiges will appear built-in feature age of the Common commercial pichay, extending at least of whole range of commophilies on which France hars
as a
Seen Ingram's copy) Kenneth Christofas considered what
dipcussing Company with you what
and recording
[action we might take on behalf of Hong Kong and in- the broad conclusions we have reached in this office. particular the timing of any such action.
3.
office.
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We have been considering these questions in this -
In the first place we are clear that subject to
[ Take in ship] Hong Kong's own views we ought to register some protest
•As for liming 4. And there are good reasons for intervening
in the second place our inclination is to do so with the
There seems to be general least possible further delay.
in our view
est
recognition that once the complex process of consulta-
tion and internal adjustment between member countries of
the community is complete it is virtually impossible to
This indicates that we ought to
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