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we all wish to avoid provoking the Canadians into
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ourselves
hasty action Hong Kong exports when we are
about to enter into some important and delicate
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negotiations with them on another issue not
connected with Hong Kong. The Board of Trade
maintain that the Canadians exaggerated the damage
they are suffering and that you are likely to get a
better deal from them by not settling too quickly.
I do not know whether you agree with this. The
do not Board of Trade also ett rate very high the risk of the Canadians imposing a surcharge\if they are
not satisfied with next week's talks. Nevertheless
because of the other issues to which I have referred
therefore He above I hope you will give us the earliest possible
warning if there is any danger of this as we should
want to review the situation urgently here.
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The only really new point in F.C.O. telegram
is the offer to 'you to participate in the
Ottawa talks next month.
While I cannot, of course
guarantee the outcome of these talks the proposal
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involving only six weeks' delay seemed to us saleable the Cantions
and I hope that it will provide a plausible reason for
your not being able to go all the way to an agreement
now.
Incidentally, the Board of Trade will have to
get decisions of principle from their Ministers
before the Ottawa talks. It really is the case
therefore that delays should not be for more than
a few weeks. What the Board of Trade are seeking is
a delay in the decision on restraints for a few
weeks only.
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