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5. I SHOULD ADD THAT IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE SITUATION
FROM OUR TRADE ADVISERS AND THEY HAVE DEMANDED A MEETING OF
THE TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARD TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO REQUIRE
EXPLANATION OF WHY THEIR ADVICE HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED. THIS CANNOT
BE REFUSED.
5.
IN THE MEANTIME, IN ORDER TO PLACATE THE CANADIANS AS BEST WE CAN WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT WE ARE SUSPENDING THE FURTHER ISSUE OF EXPORT LICENCES FOR POLYESTER/POLYNOSIC SHIRTS AS FROM 1933 HRS
TO-MORROW. THIS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TO THE PRESS.
F C O PLS PASS TO OTTAWA)
SIR D. TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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