TNAG-0145-FCO40-181-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 144

CYPHER/CAT A

SEOUL

TO

CONFIDENTIAL

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

SEOUL TELNO 20 TO HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

/NEUTRAL/

23 MAY 1969

US File

(164)

· ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 20 OF 23 MAY, REPEATED

FOR INFORMATION TO FCO AND STOCKHOLM.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 10 OF 12 MAY: KOREAN TEXTILE ARRANGEMENTS

WITH SWEDEN.

IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE VICE MINISTER UNTIL 21 MAY.

FURTHER INFORMATION WAS ONLY FORTHCOMING TODAY.

2.

ITEMS UNDER RESTRICTION AND QUOTAS FOR EACH ITEM ARE AS FOLLOWS (A) AND (C) IN PARAGRAPH 2 IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.

1)

ANKLE SOCKS AND MEN'S STOCKINGS OTHER THAN WOOL 213,000

DOZEN PAIRS.

11)

JACKETS AND ANORAKS

80,000 PIECES.

111) WOVEN SHIRTS

210,000 PIECES.

3.

KOREA/SWEDISH PROTOCOL WAS SIGNED 13 APRIL 1967 THE DAY BEFORE KOREA JOINED THE G.A.T.T. PRESENT QUOTAS WERE AGREED IN APRIL THIS

2 *

48

YEAR.

4.

LETTER FOLLOWS.

F.C.O. PASS.

ུརྡི་

MR. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES DEPT.

HONG KONG DEPT.

FAR EASTERN DEPT.

WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPT.

TRADE POLICY DEPT.

NNNNN

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

26 MAY 1969

HKKG / 301/1

НКК

CONFIDENTIAL