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WASHINGTON TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO. 90 TO HONG KONG
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NEUTRAL/
9 DECEMBER 1968
F C O PASS HONG KONG AS MY TELEGRAS NO 90 OF 9 DECEMBER.
FROM HERMANN.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 118: GLOVES.
! REGRET THAT I FAILED DURING A LONG CONSULTATION TODAY TO MOVE
AMERICANS FROM THEIR ORIGINAL REQUEST THAT WE TRANSFER 21,216
DOZEN PAIRS OF 1958/69 FOR PURPOSES OF CONSULTATION LEVEL.
FURTHERMORE THEY REPRESENTED STRONGLY THAT ONLY WAY OF PUTTING
THIS INTO EFFECT WAS FOR YOU TO WITHDRAW THE EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS
ERRONEOUSLY ISSUED SO THAT THE SLATE IS CLEAN DURING THE
CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER TO REQUEST CONSULTATIONS ON 1968/69
TRADE. 1 RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO THIS.
2. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE 21,216 WILL BE ADDED TO 40,152
DOZEN NOTIFIED TO CONSULATE GENERAL ON 30 NOVEMBER, WITH RESULT
THAT IF CONSULTATIONS ARE NOT REQUESTED BY 21 DECEMBER YOU WILL
BE FREE TO ISSUE AUTHORISATIONS FOR 61,368 DOZEN, FROM THE TONE
OF THE DISCUSSIONS. I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE DISPOSED
NOT TO REQUEST CONSULTATIONS ON THE 30 NOVEMBER NOTIFICATION
THOUGH THEY ARE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS AFTER HEARING THE LATEST
FIGURES FOR APPLICATIONS.
3. THEY ASKED WHETHER MY INFORMING THEM OF FIGURE IN PARAGRAPH 1
OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AMOUNTED TO A NEW NOTIFICATION
UNDER CONSULTATION PROCEDURE . 1 SAID NO BUT THAT DOUBTLESS
YOU HAD ALSO NOTIFIED CONSULATE GENERAL OR WERE ABOUT TO.
4. THEY ASKED WHETHER YOU COULD HELP THEM IN CONSIDERING NEED
FOR CONSULTATIONS BY GIVING SOME ESTIMATE OF TOTAL APPLICATIONS
FOR EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS TO BE EXPECTED IN 1968/9. 1 WARNED
THEN THIS WAS UNLIKELY TO BE POSSIBLE BUT PROMISED TO ASK YOU
FOR URGENT REPLY.
5. THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST IN DELAYING CONSULTATIONS, OR
HK
RECEIVED IN AVIS No.31
TLC 1968
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