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PRIORITY HONG KONG

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO M101 TO PARIS

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[NEUTRAL]

26 MARCH 1969

ADDRESSED PARIS TELEGRAM M101 OF 26 MARCH RFI BRUSSELS

(FOR PURVES).

FOR WILCOX. COTTON TEXTILES: EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG TO FRANCE.

DURING THE RECENT TALKS COLLIN PROMISED TO WRITE TO YOU SETTING OUT.

THEIR PROPOSALS FOR 1968/69 AS SOON AS HE RETURNED TO PARIS.

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASCERTAIN FROM COLLIN WHEN WE

CAN EXPECT THIS LETTER. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO INTRODUCE THE ARRANGE-

MENTS FOR 1968/69 IN RESPECT OF THE HONG KONG HALF OF THE QUOTA.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO PARIS ROUTINE TO BRUSSELS.

SIR D. TRENCH

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K. DEPT.

F.E.D.

W. EUR. DEPT.

COMMODITIES DEPT.

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27 MAR 1965

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