TNAG-0144-FCO40-180-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 65

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ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 284

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TO HONG KONG

1 MAY 1969

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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 284 OF 1 MAY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO. 25: PARAGRAPH 1: STANS VISIT TO HONG KONG. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS AS TO POINTS THE AMERICANS MAY RAISE UNDER THE HEADING QUOTE SECURITY EXPORT

CONTROL UNQUOTE.

2. AS SEEN FROM HERE, POSSIBILITIES ARE:-

A) EFFECTIVENESS OF HONG KONG'S CONTROL OVER GOODS EMBARGOED

BY COCOM:

(B) WHETHER HONG KONG AUTHORITIES WOULD CO-OPERATE WITH AMERICANS IN PREVENTING GOODS OF U.S. ORIGIN FROM REACHING CHINA.

3. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU SHOULD AVOID DISCUSSING (A) ALTHOUGH THERE WOULD CLEARLY BE ADVANTAGE IN BEING AS INFORMATIVE AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE CONTROLS YOU OPERATE. YOU MIGHT OFFER TO INVESTIGATE ANY ALLEGED CASE OF EVASION. AS REGARDS (B) WE WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD AVOID ANY COMMITMENT TO HELP SINCE AMERICAN POLICY IS ONE WITH WHICH HMG DISAGREE. WE ARE ALSO AGAINST IMPLIED PRINCIPLE OF EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION WHICH THAT POLICY INVOLVES.

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

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