TNAG-0151-FCO40-187-Exports-of-cotton-textiles-to-Canada-1969 — Page 151

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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO M109 TO OTTAWA 28 MARCH 1969

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ADDRESSED TO OTTAWA TELNO M 109 OF 23 MARCH RFI F C O AND

UKMIS GENEVA (FOP JONES)

FOR GRAY FROM DORWARD.

YOUR TELEGRAM 18: CANADIAN CUSTOMS VALUATION.

YOUR TELEGRAM WAS ONLY RECEIVED LATE ON 27 MARCH, IN VIEW OF

STITT'S POINT ABOUT THE DESIRABILITY OF EARLY ACTION BEFORE THE

CANADIAN POSITION GETS TOO FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, COULD HIS TORUNTO

OFFICE BE ASKED TO CONTACT HIM IN EUROPE AND INVITE HIM TO

RETURN TO CANADA VIA HONG KONG? THIS WOULD BE WITH A VIEW

TO GETTING HIS ADVICE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF

COSTINGS AND ARGUMENTS.

2.

ALTHOUGH HE WOULD BE WORKING WITH COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT, STITT WOULD BE RETAINED BY THE HONG KONG TRADE

DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. BECUASE THE T.D.C. IS FINANCED FROM

PUBLIC FINDS, THIS RAISES IN ADVANCE THE QUESTION OF COST.

COULD YOU POSSIBLY GET FROM TORONTO SOME ROUGH INDICATION?

IF IT IS WITHIN SAY, U.S. DOLLARS 2,59 THERE IS NO PROBLEM,

NOT MORE THAN THREE DAYS SHOULD SUFFICE AND WE ARE

FLEXIBLE ON DATES AFTER CASTER,

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3.

PEPRESENTATIVE COSTINGS HAVE ALREADY BEET COLLECTED

HKK6/331/1

AND COMPILED BUT IF HE REQUIRES ANY SPECIAL ADDITIONAL DATA,

· COULD STITT CABLE OR PHONE DORWARD (TEL.NO. 443666, CAPLE ADDRESS

CANDIHONG)?

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