CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER/CAT A.
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 645
CONFIDENTIAL.
EUTRAL.
TO HONG KONG.
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24 SEPTEMBER 1969.
TOP COP4/1369.
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 645 OF 24
SEPTEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON.TOKYO, SEOUL UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES)
2.
US REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ON MAN-MADE FIBRE AND WOOLLEN
TEXTILES.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 36 TO WASHINGTON.
THIS IS OF COURSE A DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE
AND WE SHALL BE VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WASHINGTON'S INTERPRETATION
OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND ALSO TO LEARN WHETHER A SIMILAR APPROACH
HAS BEEN MADE TO OTHER ''KEY EXPORTING COUNTRIES''.
3.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, WHEN THE AMERICANS MAKE THE FORMAL REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS WHICH WILL PRESUMADLY FOLLOW THEIR CONSUL GENERAL'S APPROACH AND BE IN WRITING, WHETHER THEY DO SO THROUGH OURSELVES, AS WOULD BE STRICTLY MORE CORRECT, OR TO YOU. IT WOULD SEE THAT WE MAY EXPECT THE REQUEST TO BE MADE TO YOU
BUT IN EITHER EVENT THE CLOSEST CONSULTATION BETWEEN US WILL OBVIOUSLY BE NECESSARY, NOT LEAST OVER THE TIMING AND VENUE OF ANY DISCUSSIONS,
WASHINGTON PLEASE PASS COPY TO COMPERTHWAITE. WE SHALL BE
GLAD TO KNOW OUTCOME OF MEETING WITH STANS.
STEWART
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