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5. WE THEN USED CANADIAN ANXIETY FOR A CUTBACK ON POLYESTER/POLY-

NOSIC SHIRTS TO EXTRACT CONCESSIONS ON OTHER ITEMS. HOWARTH HAD

ALREADY AGREED TO REMOVAL OF CATEGORISATION FROM COTTON FABRICS

(EXCEPT FOR TOWELLING). WE WENT ON TO OBTAIN ROLL-IN OF POLYESTER/

POLYNOSIC SHIRTS WITH POLYESTER/COTTON, INCREASED GROWTH ON

POLYESTER/COTTON BLOUSES AND TROUSERS AND, RE-OPENING DISCUSSIONS ON

COTTON GARMENTS, GROWTH ON COTTON SHIRTS AND REMOVAL OF ALL SUB-

LIMITS ON COTTON GARMENTS.

5. FINAL RESULT WAS :-

(READ IN THREE COLUMNS - ARTICLE, OLD AMOUNTS, NEW AMOUNTS)

COTTON FABRICS, 11,090,000 SQ. YDS, 11,422.700 SQ.YDS:

COTTONGARMENTS, (READ IN DOZENS):-

SHIRTS, 142,000, 145,550: BLOUSES, 82,900, 85,000: TROUSERS ADULTS,

137,000, CHILDRENS, 139,000, ADULTS AND CHILDREN COMBINED(NEW)

280,000: NIGHTWEAR, 96230, 100,000: TOWELS, 1,350,000 LB.,

1,378,750 LB.

POLYESTER/COTTON GARMENTS (READ IN DOZENS):-

SHIRTS, 75,000, 100,000 (INCLUDING POLYESTER/POL YNOSIC):

BLOUSES, 43,000, 41,600:

TROUSERS, 55,000, 56,375.

7. WE ALSO AGREED 12,500 DOZEN POLYESTER/POLYNOSIC SHIRTS FOR HARD-

SHIP CASES CAUGHT BY OUR SUSPENSION OF LICENSING ON 19 AUGUST.

THESE CAN BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE QUOTA ANY TIME UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1969.

8. IN ADDITION TO OUR USUAL PROVISOS IN NON-COTTON RESTRAINT LETTER

WE ADDED THAT RESTRAINT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW IF THIS SHOULD

SEEM NECESSARY TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IN THE LIGHT OF ANY

CHANGES IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN

TEXTILES AND GARMENTS. WE MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING

AT OUR RESTRAINTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE EVENTUAL OUTCOME OF CANADIAN

NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN.

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