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7/1969
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Draft Telegram to:-- Hong Kong
No.
2908678
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And to:-
Repeat to
Washington
UKMIS
Geneva
Saving to:-
Distribution:-
Addressed to
HONG KONG
telegram No. 678
(date)
7 eat
And to
repeated for information to
WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
Saving to
Your telegram No. 789.
Textiles
Because of the major commercial policy issues to
which we have referred, we see proposed talks with
Americans as something quite different from the recent
negotiations with Canada and Norway on voluntary
restraint where, within the framework of policies agreed
with HMG and after consultation with us, it was accepted
that restraint agreements could be concluded.
2. We do not believe that UK participation in talks
in Geneva with Americans on non cotton textiles will in
Jutinational
Trade negotiating authority vis-a-vis the US as regards
any way prejudice the maintenance of Hong Kong's
Copies to:-
cotton textiles under the LTA. The question of your
authority to negotiate with the Americans over non
cottons has of course still to be discussed between us
if the question should arise.
Naturally we would expect
/you
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