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PRIGRITY WASHINGTON TO HONG KONG
TELNO 21
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8 APRIL 1969
ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 21 OF 8 APRIL 1969 REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG OFFICE LONDON.
FROM HERMANN.
YOUR TELEGRAM 11 AND MY TELEGRAM 18 BOTH OF 3 APRIL: TEXTILE
CONSULTATIONS.
CULOTTES. I WILL WORD REPLY TO HOPP LETTER AS IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF
MY TELEGRAM AND ARGUE ABOUT THE EXTRA 163 LBS IF NECESSARY.
2. WORK SHIRTS. I WILL REWORD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FACT THAT WE HAVE
NOW BEEN FORMALLY REQUESTED TO RESTRAIN.
3. GLOVES. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHETHER THE OBJECT OF THE SUGGESTED
APPROACH WOULD BE TO REOPEN CONSULTATIONS AND TRY TO GET BETTER TREATMENT OR SIMPLY TO REGISTER INDIGNATION. AS I HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED AD NAUSEAM ALL OUR ARGUMENTS (AND OUR INDIGNATION AS WELL) AND AS CONSULTATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT FOLLOWED BY AMERICAN REQUEST TO RESTRAIN, THERE IS NO WAY IN WHICH A NEW IMPACT CAN BE MADE BY ME. 4. SENDING FOR U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL WOULD BE A GESTURE INDICATIVE OF YOUR CONCERN, AND MIGHT EVEN HAVE
PRACTICAL. EFFECT OF ATTRACTING NEW ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM. BUT
IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE TO THREATEN IN ADVANCE TO
MAKE SUCH A GESTURE IF WE DO NOT GET OUR WAY: I FEEL, AND DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES AGREE, THAT THIS WOULD GREATLY WEAKEN SUCH EFFECTIVENESS AS IT MIGHT HAVE. I SUGGEST THAT THE NEXT STEP SHOULD BE TO SEND FOR HIM, AND THAT I MAKE NO REPLY TO HOPP ON GLOVES FOR THE TIME BEING. (I SHALL NOT DO SO UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN).
5. APART FROM MAKING USUAL POINTS TO CONSUL GENERAL YOU MIGHT WISH TO HINT THAT HONG KONG'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS MR. STANS'S PROSPECTIVE APPROACH ON NON-COTTON TEXTILES WILL INEVITABLY BE COLOURED BY OUR EXPERIENCE OF AMERICAN BEHAVIOUR UNDER C.T.A. THIS MIGHT ALSO BE SAID TO STANS HIMSELF ON 17 MAY.
6. I CONTINUE TO DOUBT ADVISABILITY OF INJECTING DRESS GLOVE
PROBLEM INTO WHAT I AM SURE IS A LOST BATTLE ON GLOVES IN GENERAL.
IT WOULD BE WORTH DOING IF THERE WERE A REAL HOPE OF GETTING AN
IMPROVED FIGURE FOR ALL GLOVES, AND IF THE WELFARE OF THE DRESS
/GLOVE INDUSTRY
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