TNAG-0146-FCO40-182-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 58

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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 781

4 OCTOBER 1969.

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NEUTRAL

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NA 51 -6 OCT 1959

HILKL6/204/1

ADDRESSED F C O TELNO 781 OF 4 OCTOBER R F I WASHINGTON,

UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO AND SEOUL.

YOUR TELEGRAM 645: U.S. APPROACH ON TEXTILES,

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I THINK THE AMERICANS CONSIDER THAT A FORMAL REQUEST HAS BEEN

MADE. I PROPOSE TO REPLY IN THE SAME MANNER. DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE

AND INDUSTRY WILL SEND FOR CONSUL-GENERAL ON TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER

SEMICOLON SPEAK ON THE FOLLOWING LINES, AND HANDING OVER NOTES

OF WHAT HE SAYS, AS MARTIN DID.

2. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO ENTER CONSULTATIONS

ON REQUEST BY ANY CONTRACTING PARTY TO THE GATT, IN ACCORDANCE

WITH ITS OBLIGATION, UNDER ARTICLE XXII OF THE GATT, TO GIVE

''SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION TO'' ''SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AS MAY

BE MADE BY ANOTHER CONTRACTING PARTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY

MATTER AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT''.

3.

IN PARTICULAR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO ENTER

INTO SUCH CONSULTATIONS WHERE INCREASING IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG

OF PARTICULAR NON-COTTON TEXTILE OR GARMENT ITEMS ARE CAUSING

OR THREATENING SERIOUS INJURY TO DOMESTIC PRODUCERS OF THE LIKE

OR DIRECTLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.

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