CYPHER CAT/A
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN
TELEGRAM NUMBER 174
CONFIDENTIAL
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AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TO HONG KONG
7 MARCH 1969
(HKK 6/312/1
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 174 DATED 7 MARCH REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKDEL BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE) PARIS ( FOR WILCOX) UKMIS GENEVA ( FOR JONES).
MY TEL. NO. 169.
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FRENCH IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.
WHILE FRANCO-JAPANESE TRADE TALKS WERE TAKING PLACE IN TOKYO LAST MONTH BAUDRY, OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, HINTED STRONGLY TO CUR EMBASSY IN PARIS THAT THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF THESE TALKS WAS THAT ALL QUOTAS CONCERNED WOULD BE INCREASED, ON AVERAGE BY 10 PERCENT. BAUDRY ALSO THOUGHT THAT PROBABLY BETWEEN 7 AND 10 ITEMS WOULD BE LIBERALISED. WE HAVE NO SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION.
2. JOURNAL OFFICIAL OF 4 MARCH CONTAINED DETAILS OF RECENT FRENCH AGREEMENT WITH CHINA, ALTHOUGH AS USUAL NO QUOTA LEVELS WERE PUBLISHED. WILCOX IS TELEGRAPHING SUMMARY TO YOU.
3. DETAILS OF FRENCH RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THIRD COUNTRIES ARE
HARD TO COME BY AS THE BOARD OF TRADE DOES NOT HAVE THEM
SEPARATELY INDEXED, THE JOURNAL OFFICIAL CARRIES MANY DETAILS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING COPIES FROM DODGE.
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HONG KONG DEPT COMMODITIES DEPT TRADE POLICY DEPT SIR A. GALSWORTHY
KR. MORETON
MR. HANCOCK
MR.GALLAGHER
LR, COLBS
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