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CYPHER CAT -A

CONFIDENTIAL

is Files

OFFICE

PRIORITY HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO 318

CONFIDENTIAL

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23 APRIL 1969

MY TELEGRAM 313: MR STANS AND TEXTILES.

I REGRET THAT THE BENCH MARKS GIVEN FOR WOMEN'S AND GIRLS'N,

SYNTHETIC FIBRE KNITWEAR RESTRAINTS TO NORWAY AND SWEDEN COULD BE

DAMAGING IF USED IN THE FORM PREVIOUSLY SET OUT. THE POSITION IN EXC

CASE WAS THAT WOOL AND MMF KNITWEAR WERE CONSIDERED INTERCHANGEABLE

AND CONSTITUTED ONE COMBINED MARKET. RESTRAINTS CONCEDED ON GROUP

BASES : PERCENTAGES ON COMBINED FIGURES WERE :-

NORWAY

25% OF IMPORTS

133% OF PRODUCTION

20.5% OF CONSUMPTION

SWEDEN

21% OF IMPORTS

70% OF PRODUCTION

16% OF CONSUMPTION.

SIR D. TRENCH

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES D.

TRADE POLICY D.

H.K.D.

F. EASTERN D.

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